Watkin Jones sizes up brownfield site for Bristol’s Avon Street PBSA
Developer Watkin Jones is considering an area of brownfield land, near Bristol Temple Meads station, for a 374-bed PBSA scheme. The approx 0.3087 ha brownfield site is a former ATS tyre centre and is within a short walk of the new £300m University of Bristol Temple Quarter enterprise campus.
Dexus and Marquette buy Brisbane office for A$500m Student housing conversion
Australian real estate investment trust Dexus and Marquette Properties have acquired an office building in Brisbane, which they will repurpose into a A$500m (€310m) student accommodation facility.
200 student bed spaces given planning permission in Cork city
A planning application seeking permission to develop more than 200 student bedspaces near UCC has been green-lit by An Bord Pleanála. The decision comes more than two years after the application was lodged as the planning board works to clear a backlog of cases.
Jackson State eying downtown Marriott as solution to student housing shortage
Jackson State University has been eying an empty hotel in downtown Jackson as a potential solution to its shortage of student housing. President Marcus Thompson pitched the project — a $5 million purchase of the Jackson Marriott at 200 E. Amite St.
Newcastle Uni Files Accommodation Plans
Plans for a nine-storey student housing development have now been filed by the University of Newcastle as it moves ahead with the development of its city campus.
Kryalos avvia fondo Mathelt per riconvertire gli immobili in studentati
Kryalos Sgr ha istituito e avviato l’operatività di Mathelt, nuovo fondo immobiliare dedicato alla realizzazione di una piattaforma di investimenti in immobili ad uso studentato.
Planning submitted to deliver PBSA at Bristol’s Beer Factory
A Beer Factory in Bristol could be turned into a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme, to include accommodation for 103 students alongside shops and workspace. The company has outgrown the premises and is moving its brewing operations and its tap room to another site.
USD more than doubles student housing in Linda Vista
The University of San Diego is preparing to increase the number of beds for full time students from 1,262 to 3,101.
Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $148.8M Graduate Student Housing Project at University of Maryland
A public-private partnership (P3) between Campus Apartments, Mosaic Development Partners and the University of Maryland has broken ground on a $148.8 million graduate student housing project on the university’s campus in College Park.
Dalhousie Announces New Residence to Tackle Student Housing Shortage
Dalhousie plans to begin site preparation for a new student residence in Halifax next spring to increase student housing capacity on campus.