Middle East & Africa

Heriot REIT has commenced construction of The Fibonacci, a nine-storey student accommodation development near UCT, Damelin, and CPUT in Cape Town, offering 574 units with integrated amenities including retail, co-working spaces, parking, gym, rooftop terrace, and padel courts.

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) formalised a landmark development agreement with Kovacs, concluding a decade-long partnership to expand student accommodation capacity from 1,100 to nearly 2,000 beds using a Build Operate Transfer (BOT) financing model.

Prasa has launched a 700-bed student residence in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, repurposing a 12-storey building to provide affordable, secure housing for students from nearby universities and TVET colleges.

Maia Capital Partners, via its Maia Debt Impact Fund I, has extended mezzanine debt financing to South African private equity fund Student Living Asset Management (SLAM) to support SLAM’s acquisition of a 51% stake in Academia, a 1,026-bed student residence in Stellenbosch.

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Student.com has partnered with AI answer engine Perplexity to offer students up to seven months of free access to Perplexity Pro, integrating AI tools with its global student accommodation platform.

Established as a leading real estate firm, 1159Realty has serviced over 2,500 clients and now introduces Dia’s Crest, Nigeria’s First Smart Student Housing Estate.

Machakos University is set to receive 3,000 new student hostel units following a partnership between the institution and the National Housing Corporation (NHC). The agreement was announced earlier this week as part of efforts to improve student accommodation and safety. 

As co-living continues to gain traction globally, The Myriad is setting a new benchmark in the Gulf region with a student housing model designed for a mobile, urban generation.

Advent Integrated Services Limited, a leading infrastructure development company committed to advancing social infrastructure in Nigeria, has signed a Concession Agreement with the Nasarawa State Government, the Nasarawa Investment and Development Agency (NASIDA), and Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), to deliver a 4,000-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) facility on the NSUK campus.