Australia & New Zealand

Student accommodation giant Iglu has filed plans for 13 storeys of student living on a 2000sq m lot it formally acquired in Sydney’s southern suburbs less than two months ago.

The University of Newcastle (UoN) has unveiled its plans for more student accommodation within the city precinct. The initial design proposes to include the construction of a nine-storey building, featuring outdoor communal spaces and ground floor retail options as well.

Plans have been lodged for a student accommodation development on Melbourne’s 225 King Street that will reuse and double in height the existing office building. The project would offer 409 studio rooms plus 11 two-bedroom student residences.

Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus is set to boast a new student accommodation tower housing 459 new beds with Campus Living Villages onboard for the project.

The Property Council of Australia’s Student Accommodation Council has cautioned against “short-term thought-bubbles” such as a levy on international students being proposed by a...

UniLodge has submitted plans for a 32-storey Perth purpose-built student accommodation tower. The prolific student accommodation specialist is planning the 832-bed tower, designed by Rothelowman, for a site at 609 Wellington Street.

Global Student Accommodation (“GSA”), announces that it has refinanced three of its Australian assets with Aareal Bank. With a value of over AUD$200 million, this significant transaction builds upon the Company’s existing relationship with Aareal Bank, reflecting the strength of Australia’s student housing market and the underlying performance of GSA’s portfolio in Australia’s leading educational cities.

JLL has appointed Jack Bergin as head of living for its Australian capital markets business to lead the expansion of Build-to-Rent (BTR), Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), co-living and seniors living housing services.

The proposed demolition of North Melbourne’s RMIT Village, a 12-storey student housing complex constructed just five years ago, has been recommended for approval, with plans for a new 19-storey student accommodation building to be constructed on the site instead.

Urban Planning Collective has won the support of the Future Melbourne Council for its mixed-use project in North Melbourne. The planners submitted the application to the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning on behalf of owner Centurion Australia Investments.