Watkin Jones secures funding for £96m Stratford PBSA
Watkin Jones has secured a finance deal to go ahead with the construction of a 397-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Stratford, east London.
GRAHAM consortium to deliver 5,400 student beds in Manchester
University of Manchester (UoM) has named its preferred bidder and delivery partner for the redevelopment of its student campus in the city. Viridis, a consortium of Equitix, GRAHAM, and Derwent FM, has been selected to bring forward the Fallowfield Campus redevelopment under a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) model.
Core Spaces moves ahead with housing tower next to UC Berkeley
Core Spaces has moved forward with a 26-story student housing tower at the foot of UC Berkeley. The project, dubbed the Hub, is slated to go before the Zoning Adjustment Board next month. It would replace two mixed-use buildings.
Rising costs of living impacting student university and accommodation choices
Unite Students’ recently released report on the Unite 2024 Applicant Index highlights that cost-of-living concerns are increasingly impacting student decision-making and choices.
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Investors act fast to resurrect stalled Preston student scheme
Work has restarted on the 218-bedroom redevelopment of Innovation House on Sizer Street after a group of the project’s original investors, faced with losing a combined £10m in deposits, acquired the site.
Vesper JV Pays $53M for Kentucky Student Community
Vesper Holdings, in partnership with an institutional investor, has acquired The Lex, a 649-bed student housing community in Lexington, Ky.
Huddersfield town centre office block transformation plans secure green light
More than 100 student flats will be brought to a former council office block in Huddersfield town centre. Last week, plans to transform Kirklees House got the green light from Kirklees Council.
Unite Students acquires key London scheme
Unite Students, the UK’s largest provider of student accommodation, has acquired a key London development that will provide new student homes in central London to support the growth of its university partners.
Fiera provides loan for Amro Valencia Puerto PBSA
IP Investment Management in partnership with Heed Capital and Amro Partners have secured development financing for Amro Valencia Puerto, their 221-bed PBSA development in Valencia with a €19.15m, three-year development facility funded by FERED – Fiera Capital’s flagship pan-European debt fund.
Abu Dhabi to build massive student housing for Khalifa University
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology have awarded a project through its public-private partnership programme to develop world-class student accommodation and facilities in the UAE capital.