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Spherical Developments has filed amended plans for a student accommodation project with the City of Stonnington, less than a year after winning planning permission.

Plans to transform a 15-acre brownfield site in the west end of Oxford, drawn up by a joint venture between the council and a university college, have been submitted for planning approval. Oxpens scheme includes 234 flats, student housing and new public amphitheatre.

Amplify Development Co. has acquired Vista Denver, a 284-bed student housing property in Denver, for $41.3 million. The asset will undergo renovations, as part of the company’s value-add plan. The Preiss Co. sold the property, previously acquired in 2014 for $25.4 million. Union Bank & Trust Co.

Amro Partners will be looking to grow its portfolio of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets to around 5,000 beds or about €1 bn in value over the next two years, according to Rainer Nonnengässer, who was appointed senior managing director in early January.

The University of Nebraska’s Kearney campus in Kearney, Neb., recently announced plans to expand its student housing options in the form of a new Greek Village, according to a news release.

A developer is eyeing up two historic Leicester office blocks as the city's next big student accommodation project.

Student feedback gathered from the latest wave of the Global Student Living Index (2022 Q4) in the UK & Ireland, highlights the top performing universities and operators when it comes to supporting students through the booking process and settling into their new accommodation.

Student housing has set an all-time high in transaction volume for 2022 with an annualized total of $18.9 billion, significantly surpassing the previous year-end high of $11.5 billion in 2021. The JLL U.S.

Three historic Birmingham city centre buildings will be turned into student accommodation after further planning permission was granted. First approved in 2021, new proposals seek to increase the number of student bedrooms and alter planned interior works.

Landmark Properties, a Georgia-based owner-operator, will develop The Mark Philadelphia, a 909-bed student housing project that will be located at 3615 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia’s University City district.