Rush Desai Teams With Scape Founders to Establish Fund Manager Varsity Group Asia
Rushabh Desai, former Asia Pacific CEO of Allianz Real Estate, has joined forces with Stephen Gaitanos and Craig Carracher, the co-founders of rental housing developer Scape Australia, to launch Varsity Group Asia, a fund management business targeting high-growth alternative real estate sectors in Asia Pacific.
COC discusses use of $62 million grant to develop student housing
The Santa Clarita Community College District held a study session Wednesday evening discussing an approved state grant of approximately $62 million to construct a 100-bed facility on its property for qualifying College of the Canyons students.
Dominus receives planning for 65 Crutched Friars PBSA in London
Real estate company Dominus secures planning permission for a mixed-use scheme in the heart of the City of London, as it aims to become the Capital’s largest developer of student accommodation.
Australia’s empty offices could be the key to solving the housing crisis
Turning empty office buildings in Australia’s CBDs into housing via a process known as asset repurposing could help solve the country’s housing affordability issues, according to a new report from PRD.
Student accommodation proposed for Leeds office buildings
L&S Leeds Ltd, supported by ID Planning, has submitted an application to Leeds City Council for the alteration and change of use of No. 1 Headrow Court.
Plans submitted for new student accommodation in Stirling city centre
The plans would see the creation of a new student halls block on land behind 21 Dumbarton Road East.
Green light for major student accommodation proposals
Plans for the transformation of a vacant brownfield site in Birmingham to provide more than 600 units of student accommodation, which would be housed in a series of blocks rising to 17 storeys, have been approved.
California State Poly floats unusual idea to cope with student housing shortage
Californian State Polytechnic University, Cal Poly Humboldt has been forced to consider a range of creative options for housing students, including floating accommodation, after...
Edge Hill unveils plans for £35m development
Edge Hill University has unveiled plans for a further £35m development, significantly enhancing the student experience at its Ormskirk campus. The largest element of the new plans is for 232 residential rooms, costing £23.6m and standing on the site of the former Back Halls.
Xior staakt overname Duits miljoenenproject
Xior Student Housing ziet van het investeringsproject BlueGate in het Duitse Aken af. Het project ter waarde van € 150 miljoen maakte eerder deel uit van de overname van Basecamp, waarmee € 939 miljoen was gemoeid.