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PTLA Real Estate has acquired a four-property student housing portfolio near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. EUGENE, ORE. — PTLA Real Estate has acquired a four-property student housing portfolio near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.

The Student Life Village looks like a grand place for Virginia Tech students to live. Space for 5,000 residents. Restaurants and recreation facilities within walking distance. Expansive green spaces and even a chapel for relaxation and quiet reflection. Bike paths and walking trails.

The Athens-Clarke County Commission unanimously approved a new student housing development near downtown—the first time a developer has taken advantage of a new program that incentivizes building affordable housing.

Nearly 150 Selkirk College students at the Castlegar and Nelson Silver King campuses can look forward to new on-campus housing with construction underway on the new student housing buildings.

EVANSVILLE − The University of Evansville will begin construction next year on new student housing at Weinbach and Lincoln avenues. Lincoln Commons will house up to 123 junior and senior students, with a mix of one, two and four-bedroom apartments.

Landmark Properties has acquired Knightshade, an 894-bed student housing community in Orlando, Fla., for $117 million, public records show.

New York City-based Vesper Holdings, an industry leader in student housing widely recognized for creating value through its award-winning renovation and rebranding program, has acquired Sol y Luna, a two-tower, high-rise luxury student housing complex located in Tucson, Arizona.

Georgetown University has submitted a proposal to redevelop some of its on-campus student housing, a project that would add 267 new beds to properties at its campus in Northwest Washington, D.C.

Eastern Michigan University's efforts to bolster its student appeal with a housing makeover reach a financing milestone this week with the expected pricing of a $210 million insured issue.

One large complex and a small “mansion” that provide student housing near the University of Arizona have been bought by investors. New York City-based Vesper Holdings bought the two-tower high-rise Sol y Luna, on Park Avenue and Speedway, from Nelson Partners Student Housing for $203 million.