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A joint venture between Core Spaces and Kanye Anderson Real Estate has begun construction on Hub Clemson, new seven-story, 394-unit, 1,303-bed student housing development located near Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. The community is slated for completion in June of 2027.

Ardian and Rockfield have acquired the 596-bed Minervahaven student housing building in Amsterdam’s Houthavens district, in what is one of the largest single asset Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) deals in the Netherlands on record.

JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of The Flats at ISU, a 447-bed student housing community serving students at Illinois State University in Normal. 

CRG and co-developer Shapack Partners have closed on the site and secured full construction financing for Chapter Ann Arbor, a 19-story student housing tower located one block from the University of Michigan’s Central Campus in Ann Arbor. The property will feature 625 beds across 183 units. Construction is slated to begin in August, with completion anticipated in time for the 2027-2028 academic year.

Paragon Bank has provided an £8m loan to Six Degrees to support the refinance and development of a 100-bed PBSA scheme in Loughborough.

Lavanda, the award-winning technology platform powering flexible rental strategies for the world’s leading student accommodation operators, today announced a strategic partnership with Student.com, the world’s largest student housing marketplace.

The university will add more apartment-style housing for students as officials say there has been “unprecedented demand for student housing” despite a steady decline in enrollment.

Fusion Group has secured a £500m loan to finance the development of five schemes. The student housing developer and operator says the whole-loan facility from Maslow Capital will fund 3,138 purpose-built beds.

Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc., one of Canada's largest rental-apartment owners, is launching a national student-housing build-out to address an expected shortfall of 400,000 student beds by 2031. The company plans to break ground on student-focused apartments in multiple Ontario cities and Western Canada, branding them under the 'Waverley' name, despite recent federal cuts to international student visas.

Plans to turn a former McDonald's in Nottingham city centre into student flats have been approved. The building, on the corner of St Peters Gate and Exchange Walk, has stood vacant since the restaurant closed on 30 June 2023 after 34 years.