Leeds shopping centre redevelopment set to get the go-ahead
Plans to redevelop a Leeds shopping centre to create a mixed-use development of commercial units and student accommodation will go before councillors next week (14 March 2024) with a recommendation for approval.
Contracts exchanged on £25m Bristol student scheme
Construction firm Watkin Jones has exchanged contracts with funds managed by investment firm KKR, to forward fund a purpose-built student accommodation scheme in Bristol. Watkin Jones were advised by Cushman & Wakefield and Addleshaw Goddard LLP.
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Student accommodation lined up for Durham car park
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.
Integritas partners with Homes for Students at Deakin’s Yard PBSA
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.
Gas Lane PBSA forward sold to Hines
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’).
Jadebricks’ 15-storey Manchester PBSA up for determination
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.
LDS gets OK for rejigged 36-storey student tower next to O2
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.
McAleer & Rushe to repurpose London office block to student housing
Design and build firm McAleer & Rushe has won a contract worth in excess of £100m by developer Dominus Real Estate to redevelop an office block into over 700 student accommodation units.
Planning secured for Dandara Living’s City Wharf PBSA
Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) provider and Dandara Group division – Dandara Living – has been granted planning permission by Glasgow City Council to develop City Wharf.
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