Europe

Accor has partnered with French company Aken Ecosystemes to develop hybrid student accommodation and hospitality projects under the Jo&Joe brand, targeting at least 10 sites across key French cities to address the country’s student housing shortage.

The Icelandic parliament has enacted stricter regulations for foreign students, introducing mandatory academic progress reports and shortening post-graduation work permits to curb visa misuse.

ID Logistics has expanded its partnership with PepsiCo by opening a new 15,000 sqm logistics facility in Tyniec Mały near Wrocław, enhancing distribution capabilities for the German market alongside two existing centres totaling 81,000 sqm.

The City of Milan has awarded a 35-year public-private partnership contract to GE City Srl Impresa Sociale and Imera Srl to complete and manage a long-abandoned student housing project on Via Ucelli di Nemi in Ponte Lambro, transforming two six-story buildings into a 200-bed complex with community services.

Invel Real Estate has committed €18 million to develop approximately 1,100 purpose-built student accommodation beds in Milan and Padua through a new partnership with Stonehill International Group, marking its entry into the Italian PBSA market.

In June, students at San Diego State University (SDSU) discovered through their student newspaper that more than 1,300 AI-enabled cameras had been installed across...

GSA and Cain have formed a joint venture to develop Prenestino, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Rome, marking Cain’s first investment in Italy and advancing GSA’s development-led strategy in one of Europe’s most undersupplied PBSA markets.

The wait is finally over. Against the backdrop of the GSL Investor Summit Europe in Málaga, Spain on the 3rd of June, the finalists...

Greystar closes Europe’s largest residential fund with over €2.7 billion in total commitments. This establishes GEPE II as the largest pan-European value-add residential fund raised to date. The discretionary mandate provides Greystar with more than €6.8 billion of investment capacity across acquisitions and development in key European cities.

For residence life teams and student accommodation operations managers, the daily checklist is always demanding. From building community to managing occupancy, student housing teams...