Student housing: HOMA inaugurates Residence De Franchis in Lecce for the academic year
A new chapter for university life in Lecce Lecce continues to grow as a welcoming and dynamic university city.
Article published on October 31, 2025 on homacoop.it; the data refer to that date.
The future lives here: HOMA inaugurates and welcomes new A.A.25/26 students at Residence De Franchis
A new chapter for university life in Lecce
Lecce continues to grow as a welcoming and dynamic university city. On the afternoon of October 29, on the rooftop of the Residence De Franchis, theWelcome Daywas held dedicated to the official inauguration of the structure and the reception of the new students and students of the academic year2025/2026.
The event represented a moment of confrontation between institutions, universities and the cooperative world, and an opportunity to present thestudent housing project signed by HOMA Cooperative Society, a reality today among the main national operators in the management of university residences.
The first PNRR student body in the city of Lecce
The Residence De Franchisis thefirst affiliated university residence in Lecce, built by HOMA with the contribution offunds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) .
Active since 2022, it has already hosted more than 90 Italian and international students, becoming a reference point for those studying at theUniversity of Salento.
The structure consists of 12 modern and fully furnished mini-apartments, designed to promote comfort and community life.
The building, formerly home to a hospital and an educational institution, has been renovated and regenerated thanks to an intervention that has returned to the city a functional, sustainable and student-friendly building.
“Not just housing, but community”: HOMA's vision
During the inauguration, representatives of the Municipality of Lecce, the Puglia Region and the University of Salento were present, testifying to the strategic role that the project plays for the territory.
In his speech, Carlo Monticelli, president and CEO ofHOMA, recalled that:
> “Housing policies for students are no longer a sectoral issue, but a national priority. Ensuring a decent place to live means supporting the right to study, the serenity of families and the competitiveness of Italian university cities.”
De Franchis fully embodies this philosophy: a space not only of residence, but of encounter, growth and sharing.
A real student community, where you can feel at home even away from home.
Lecce, symbolic city for HOMA
“Lecce is the city where we were born as a business idea,” continued Monticelli,
> “and represents for us a symbolic territory: young, vital and increasingly attractive, in which we will continue to invest with new residential projects, urban regeneration and services for young people.”
With this inauguration, HOMA consolidates its presence in Southern Italy and reinforces its commitment to promoting sustainable and inclusive housing models, in line with the objectives of the PNRR and with the new housing policies for off-site students.
The next steps: the HOMA Campus brand is born
2025 marks an important year of growth for HOMA: after the opening of the university residence in Brescia, the company is preparing to inaugurate in 2026two new students in Northern Italy, who will create the brand“HOMA Campus”, dedicated to the new generation of Italian university residences.
A development path that combines management experience, innovation and social vision, with a clear objective: to create spaces where we can live, study and grow together.
Conclusion
With the Residence De Franchis in Lecce, HOMA confirms its leadership in thestudent housing sector and its commitment to building a future in which student housing becomes a lever for territorial and social development.
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