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ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan has announced plans to develop a new, 2,300-bed residence hall for first-year students. It will be the first time the university will build a freshman dorm on central campus in decades.

After less than two months of closing on a $12.65 million purchase of apartment complexes, Florida A&M University is continuing to expand its footprint by acquiring Citivue Apartments at Railroad Square, which would add 116 more beds to FAMU.

Amber Infrastructure has entered the New Zealand market for the first time, acquiring five assets from Morrison & Co on behalf of International Public Partnerships (INPP).

Representatives from Northern Ireland’s two universities have told Belfast Council that there is a big move from private HMO’s to purpose built student accommodation blocks.

The development at Punches Cross includes 30 build-to-rent apartments and 326 student-bed spaces. Planners said the proposals would “help to alleviate some degree of pressure on those seeking student accommodation”.

Industry leading development and operating platform Vita Group has sold Vita Student Lewisham Exchange, its flagship London modular purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme to AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with c. €184bn of assets under management. 

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Plans for up to 160 homes and student accommodation on the site of a former Fife secondary school have been approved. Councillors unanimously agreed the application for a mixed-use development at the Kilrymont Road site, previously occupied by Madras College.

Far East Orchard has acquired a 180-bed freehold student accommodation property in the UK for GBP13.9 million ($22.9 million). The sale and purchase agreement (SPA) was entered into by Far East Orchard’s wholly-owned subsidiary, IUKSeven, and Empiric Limited on Dec 8.