Essence Communities is the wholly owned Build to Rent (BTR) management brand of Australia’s largest manager of student accomm ... odation - UniLodge. Essence Communities leverages UniLodge’s unrivalled expertise and scale in intensive residential property management services. With over 70 properties in every state of mainland Australia and in the New Zealand cities of Auckland and Wellington, the group has over 23 years of experience managing large-scale BTR properties and student communities. read more