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Amro Partners and Aviva Investors have formed a joint venture to invest in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) across Germany, targeting a portfolio of 3,000 beds valued at over €500 million within three years.

The student accommodation project will deliver approximately 711 new beds in three buildings, featuring residential colleges, self-contained apartments, and communal spaces, targeting 5 Star Green Star and WELL Gold sustainability ratings.

Downing plans to replace the Nelson Street NCP car park in Bristol city centre with 300 student rooms and two new ground-floor commercial spaces, addressing the city’s growing student housing demand.

Gamuda Land has acquired a site at 14 Marshgate Lane, Stratford, London, to develop a 321-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project valued at RM600 million, marking its first fully owned and self-managed PBSA venture in the UK, scheduled for completion in the 2028/29 academic year.

GMI Construction Group has reached a key milestone by topping out the £50m Avon Street student accommodation scheme in Bristol’s Temple Meads Quarter, marking progress on the 12-storey development with 447 bedrooms.

Pork Chop Properties KP7 LLC acquired The Cardinal at West Center, a 471-bed, 218,037-square-foot student housing complex near the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, for $59.68 million, reflecting a per-unit price of $397,883.

The 900-plus-bed project across three blocks will open its doors to its first residents in time for the second semester of 2026.

Scottish Ministers have approved Watkin Jones’ mixed residential scheme in Edinburgh’s Chesser, delivering 799 units, including 406 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds.

A joint venture involving Pumphouse Residential Group, WeldenField Development and SPM has acquired The Lodge of Athens and Wildwood Baton Rouge, two student housing communities located at the University of Georgia and Louisiana State University, respectively.

Mississippi developers Desai Companies and York Developments plan a $45 million Sandcreek Redevelopment Project in Oktibbeha County, featuring a 100-room Home2Suites hotel and 504-bed student housing on a 21.6-acre site behind Walk-On’s and La Quinta Inn.