Europe

Bis Ende 2025 sollen 152 neue Wohnheimplätze in der Rostocker Südstadt entstehen. Noch mehr sollen gebaut werden, um den Bedarf zu decken.

UXCO Group has acquired a new ECLA residence on the campus of the University of Bordeaux (in the southwest of Bordeaux) on October 18th, 2023. The operation consists of a Forward Funding development, to be carried out by Océanis Promotion (UXCO Group’s in-house development entity) and Altae (an Eovest Group’s subsidiary).

Livensa Living avanza en su plan quinquenal. La operadora y propietaria de alojamientos flexibles y residencias de estudiantes invertirá 700 millones hasta 2028 para duplicar su cartera actual y llegar hasta las 20.000 camas, según apunta Gonzalo Carpintero, consejero delegado de Livensa Living, a EjePrime.

Van de Wiel joins from Capital Value where he was a residential real estate advisor focusing on build to rent and PBSA markets, whilst Baum joins from International Campus Group where he was a transaction manager for over four years. Wimjan Van de Wiel and Wladimir Baum have joined as investment managers, based in Amsterdam and Frankfurt respectively.

The company plans to invest €33 mln in the project. The property, which will be developed under the Quartillion brand, will include 182 modern single-occupancy apartments for students, with a total floor area of around 3,900 m2.

Financial details were not disclosed. The asset adds 218 beds in 102 apartments across two buildings to Heitman’s portfolio. The acquisition follows the purchase of student housing platform, Bo Coliving, in March 2023.

M&G Real Estate has acquired two residential properties in Germany and Portugal. In Lisbon, purpose-built student accommodation development for €34.7 million. The scheme will offer 333 beds, split into 315 single studios and 9 twodios, in the Olaias district within walking distance from Instituto Superior Técnico Lisboa, Portugal's most prestigious engineering university.

La compañía estadounidense Yugo, el tercer operador de residencias de estudiantes en España, sigue creciendo al calor de la falta de alquileres que experimenta el mercado.

Der kanadische Investmentmanager Brookfield will das Portfolio von International Campus weiter ausbauen. Zugleich bereitet er den Verkauf des Unternehmens vor.

Responding to rising demand and the growing importance of alternative living concepts, Aareal Bank will launch a dedicated department “Alternative Living”, focussing on student housing and co-living. The new team will be headed by Benjamin Walter, who will join Aareal Bank from Union Investment Real Estate GmbH on 1 October 2023.