Regions

Hundreds of new SCAD dorms could be coming to Savannah. The city’s Metropolitan Planning Commission approving more than 200 new units Tuesday. The plan calls for 220 student housing units in the 700 block of Louisville Road.

A live music venue in Southampton could be demolished if plans are approved to build a 13-storey building with accommodation for 139 students. Planning permission for the proposed development of Firehouse and 10-12 Pound Tree Road was initially secured way back in 2019.

Software group Kainos has announced its new Belfast headquarters will now be an 85,000 sq ft development. The software firm announced a deal last year to sell part of the development site to Queen’s University for student accommodation. The purpose-built, managed student accommodation will include 475 units.

Investor, developer, and regeneration specialists First Urban has recently received approval for its plans to redevelop a former Jewson warehouse site into a 345-bed PBSA scheme in Guildford. The development will aid in the brownfield regeneration of the 1.5 acre under-utilised warehouse site.

Blackstone has purchased Brisbane-based Student One for more than A$500 million ($322 million), according to sources, marking the US private equity giant’s first student accommodation investment in Australia and in the broader Asia Pacific region.

Plans have been lodged for a new 296-bed student accommodation building in Petrie. The development application, submitted to Moreton Bay City Council, is for an eight-storey building at 1 Young St.

Following a heated legal battle over new student housing in Berkeley, Governor Newsom signed a new law removing ‘social noise’ as an environmental impact.

This latest deal expands on their current footprint of 4,710 student beds across France. The purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) is due to be completed in summer 2024 and is located close to amenities and cultural attractions.

Plans have been submitted for a £100 million development combining family homes and student accommodation to deliver a 'truly mixed community' in Edinburgh.

BWE has arranged acquisition financing for The Beacon, a 456-bed student housing community near Kennesaw State University in Marietta, GA. Chris Carroll and Max Miller in BWE’s Chicago office originated the loan on behalf of Campus Realty Advisors.