Regions

Student accommodation giant Iglu expects to begin construction on its latest student digs—a 300-room mixed-use tower in Sydney’s south-east suburbs—within the next four months.

A new $80 million student accommodation hub has been approved in the Perth CBD, and will provide a further 835 people with a place to stay as the state’s housing crisis deepens.

Plans to construct a student accommodation scheme, comprising 318 bed spaces, on a Durham car park have been lodged. Clegram Holdings is behind the development, which is planned for land at Melbury Court and would be managed by Homes for Students.

Ethical property developer in the Northwest – Integritas Property Group (IPG) – has announced its partnership with Homes for Students for its latest development, Deakin’s Yard in Newcastle-Under-Lyme.

Developer and manager Watkin Jones has exchanged contracts for the forward fund of the Gas Lane PBSA development in Bristol to global real estate investment, development and property manager Hines, who are acquiring the development on behalf of the Hines European Property Partners Fund (‘HEPP’).

Signal Capital Partners, Griffin Capital Partners and Echo Investment have launched a student housing platform in Poland, aiming to develop 5,000 beds over the next three to five years.

The city council has recommended the 107-bed Charles Street scheme for approval, the latest in a wave of student developments in the city. Designed by SimpsonHaugh Architects, the project would see a long-vacant site on Charles Street transformed into purpose-built student accommodation.

The City Centre-branded complex of buildings in Surrey’s Health and Technology District (HTD) campus will see a new major infusion of purpose-built student housing.

Greenwich Council has approved Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS)’s all-new plans for a 36-storey tower next door to RSHP’s O2 arena in south-east London. LDS’s latest designs involve an 820-student-bed tower rising to 36 storeys with amenities, ground-floor commercial space and landscaping.

In a strategic move to address student housing needs, Conestoga College has broadened its real estate portfolio in Waterloo. The former Inn of Waterloo, following renovations, is expected to house up to 300 students. Meanwhile, the additional properties at 400 Albert Street and 419 Hazel Street will add 155 beds to the college's housing inventory.