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MCR Property Group has acquired the 427-bed Snow Island student accommodation in Huddersfield, located within a three-minute walk of the University of Huddersfield’s Queensgate campus, expanding its Flow Student platform into a new regional market.

Monument Square Investment Group affiliate and an unnamed investment management firm acquired The Social Block and Townhomes, a 962-bed student housing community near Mississippi State University in Starkville.

Greystar filed to rezone a 5.33-acre site near the University of Utah from Institutional to Mixed Use 6, proposing a five-story student housing development with 345 units and 1,010 beds, including amenities like courtyards, a pool, and a rooftop lounge, aiming to meet growing demand near campus.

A former Brisbane office tower at 41 George Street has been transformed into Australia's largest office-to-student accommodation conversion, housing 1,182 beds.

UPP and the University reached financial close on West Park, Europe’s largest Passivhaus student accommodation project, 12 months ago, marking a significant milestone in sustainable PBSA development.

Caddick Construction has marked a major milestone in the build programme at Whitesmocks Limited’s Melbury Court scheme with a topping-out ceremony as the 232-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project reaches its highest point.

Lauzier brings more than 25 years of institutional real estate investment and capital markets experience from La Caisse, Ivanhoé Cambridge and GE Capital.

 BlackSand Capital, a Bahrain-based investment firm, plans to launch a UK Student Accommodation Fund valued at more than $160 million, targeting purpose-built student housing in leading UK university cities. The firm disclosed the plan alongside news that it has completed over $250 million in UK real estate acquisitions, lifting its total UK investment above $400 million.

Savills has launched the entire East Town Building in Wan Chai for sale, offering a 21-storey property with 144,395 sq ft gross floor area and existing tenancies, positioned for potential conversion into student accommodation.

Angus Property Development, led by Theo Onisforou, received concept approval for a $53 million mixed-use project featuring 250 co-living rooms at 290–294 Botany Road, Alexandria, south of Sydney’s CBD.