Unite Students to build iconic property in east London
Unite Students has acquired a key site in Stratford, east London, after receiving full planning approval to build a 952-bed property. The 41-storey tower will include roof terraces and state-of-the-art facilities including a gym, and open for the start of the 2028/29 academic year.
Developer unveils plan to build 20-storey tower block for 150 students
Cavendish & Gloucester has drawn up proposals to provide purpose-built accommodation for more than 150 students on a brownfield site at Millbrook Road East. The scheme, which aims to ease the shortage of student housing in the city, includes communal spaces, a study area, and a gymnasium.
Downing submits planning for London’s Armoury Way PBSA
Liverpool-based firm Downing plans to transform a 5,739 sqm brownfield site in South London into two ten-storey PBSA towers and a commercial development. The scheme has capacity to house up to 434 students.
Campus Apartments, Mosaic partner on $149M grad student housing
The 741-bed development at the University of Maryland is the first part of a three-phase project funded through tax-exempt bonds.
Miami company lends $30 million to refinance student housing complex near Williams-Brice Stadium
Mortgage lender BridgeInvest has invested $30 million into the refinancing of The Rowan, an apartment complex at 1051 Southern Drive marketed toward college students, according to a release from the company.
Downing submits 430-bed London student scheme
Hybrid developer and contractor Downing has submitted plans for a 430-bed student accommodation and commercial scheme in South London. The Liverpool-based firm plans to transform a brownfield site at 2 Armoury Way in Wandsworth with two 10-storey towers.
Emet Gets $54M Refi for Philly Student Community
Emet Capital Management has obtained $54.3 million in refinancing for The Avery, a 240-unit, 796-bed student housing community in Philadelphia serving the Temple University. BridgeInvest provided the loan.
IC acquires Hamburg student housing facility
Student accommodation specialist International Campus Group has completed the acquisition of Havens Living and the Fizz, a two-part apartment scheme with 700 apartments and separate entranceways for its residential formats.
Harrison Street raises $2.5B for student housing, data centers
Chicago-based Harrison Street Capital Partners is betting on student housing, senior housing and data centers. And investors are taking notice. The firm closed a $2.5 billion investment fund dedicated to those in-demand asset classes last month, with 70 percent of the capital already deployed.
Student switch tabled following hard-won Otago Lane flats consent
New student housing plans have emerged for a contentious gap site in Glasgow's West End following a hard-won planning consent for residential apartments obtained last year.