Gregory acquires York site with plans to ease student accomadation shortages
Gregory Properties has purchased a strategic site on Foss Islands Road, York with aspirations to deliver against a chronic shortage of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the city.
Edward Gibbon appointed as Host’s head of asset management
He joins from iQ Student Accommodation, which is owned by Blackstone, where he worked for three years as an investment and asset manager, focused on assessing and unwriting rolling refurbishment programmes, monitoring and enhancing portfolio performance and onboarding with new investments into the existing portfolio.
Campaigners seek listing for brutalist Bristol car park
Bristol-based Alec French Architects has created 21-storey proposals to redevelop the car-park site with a mix of student-housing and co-living space. The development team for the project, which would be run under the Student Roost brand, says a new 412-space car park is part of its vision for the site, along with around 320 student rooms, 250 co-living rooms and ground-floor food, drink and retail space.
Moda branches out into student homes, sets 10,000-unit target
Manchester is one of five cities where the developer has secured sites for its first 4,000 student beds. Moda Living plans to branch into student accommodation development and deliver 10,000 PBSA units over the next five years.
Minister Harris announces more than €40 million in supports for 405 new student accommodation...
The funding was agreed at Government today, which also noted there is work ongoing with UCD, Trinity and UCC on similar projects, and will support the Housing For All strategy.
More student flats planned for Exeter
Plans have been submitted which would see a prominent Exeter site destroyed by fire three years ago rise from the ashes – as student flats. The large blaze in January 2020 destroyed the Johnsons Cleaners premises on Cowley Bridge Road.
Seven South London homes could be bulldozed for hundreds of student flats
South London homes could be bulldozed to make way for hundreds of student flats. Developer Southwark Homes Limited has submitted plans to flatten seven apartments and build an 11-storey block of flats for 444 students off Borough High Street.
40-acre Earls Court masterplan unveiled
The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) unveils a draft masterplan to deliver on its vision ‘to bring the wonder back to Earls Court’.
Knight Frank launches The Latitude Portfolio to the market
Acting on behalf of Maven Capital Partners and IP Investment Management, the Student Property team of global property consultancy Knight Frank launches The Latitude Portfolio, a collection of seven purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets in five key UK markets.
Plans for 600-bed student accommodation unveiled
The new vision for the Dings site would see 637 flats built in two buildingss up to eight storeys high, along with a “community space”, ‘maker’ industrial units and a supermarket.