Wallonia to build 500 new university rooms to help poorest students
The Walloon region is set to construct 500 kots – small-scale student accommodation – across Belgium’s French-speaking region, with an envisaged total budget of €30 million, La Libre Belgique reports.
Huddersfield eyesore to become student flats with cinema, gym and rooftop garden
Crown House at Southgate has stood vacant for years. The 11-storey office block dating back to the 1970s was once used by the Department for Work and Pensions and later became Huddersfield’s Jobcentre.
Student accommodation block with 160 bedrooms back before planners
Ipswich Borough Council’s planning and development committee will soon review the application for a five-storey building with 26 flats located between Tye Road and Duke Street. The previous applications made by Norwich-based developers Jaevee for a taller block were refused.
OC Ventures courts buyers for West Loop student housing
Berkadia has been hired by OC Ventures to sell the Letterman, a 482-bed property at 410 South Morgan Street near the University of Illinois Chicago, Crain’s reported. The building is 112 years old and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Amro secures WiredScore Platinum for two PBSA schemes
Amro Partners secures WiredScore Platinum ratings for two further Spanish purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) projects – Amro Madrid and Amro Pamplona.
Italian University Buys Hotel to Convert It Into Student Housing
With Italy being hit by a serious rate of shrinking population, a university in the country has found an unusual solution to lure international students, by at the same time tackling student housing shortages as well.
Hines ultima la compra de la torre de Sacresa en Porta Diagonal
La firma estadounidense asumirá la gestión del inmueble de 21.000 metros cuadrados y 520 habitaciones con un modelo de alojamiento flexible mediante su marca de residencias Aparto.
Smart Studios PBSA gets rebranded into the Nido platform
The integration of Smart Studios – which the Nido Student platform has rebranded – marks the next phase of Round Hill Capital’s strategy for the PBSA scheme, following its acquisition of the business last year.
Bond Uni Unveils Plans for Towering Student Digs
Bond University has unveiled plans for a two-tower “home away from home” for hundreds of students to cater for the growth and accommodation needs of its Gold Coast campus. The proposal is earmarked for 7063sq m site at 14 Lake Street, Varsity Lakes—next to the not-for-profit private university.
Norway Introduces Tuition Fees for International Students
The Norwegian Parliament, Storting, has decided to introduce tuition fees for all new-coming international students from countries outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland.