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ASK4 secured £170 million in refinancing from a syndicate of leading lenders, replacing existing debt on improved terms and providing new capital expenditure funding to support expansion across the UK and Europe.

St John’s College received planning approval to demolish the existing 147-room Wolfson Court and replace it with a new 408-room student accommodation building, intended for use by multiple University of Cambridge colleges and the Sir Isaac Newton Institute, expanding its capacity significantly.

Argon and Sona Estates have submitted a planning application to demolish the existing eight-storey office building and linked 1970s raised walkways at Higham Place, Newcastle, to develop a 507-bed PBSA scheme comprising three interconnected buildings up to 21 storeys tall.

Alta Development, led by Henry Pino, is constructing SOMI Walk, a 16-story luxury student housing project in Coral Gables with 173 apartments and 675 beds, located 1.4 miles from the University of Miami campus to address immediate off-campus housing demand.

MCR Property Group has acquired a 1,163-bed student accommodation portfolio from Unite, expanding its footprint in Sheffield’s PBSA market.

UCSB is developing two major student housing projects—San Benito and East Campus—that will add a combined 3,912 beds, enabling the university to meet its 2010 Long Range Development Plan goal of 5,000 new beds and guarantee two years of housing for incoming undergraduates.

McPherson College announced another expansion project Wednesday, this time focused on campus housing. Construction will begin next year on a new 90,000-square-foot apartment-style building.

The Valiant, an eight-story, 80,500-square-foot student housing development near UC Berkeley, opens ahead of the fall semester, offering 265 beds across 83 units with a mix of studios to four-bedroom apartments to address the campus’s low on-campus housing availability.

The developer behind proposals for the scheme formerly known as Tribeca has announced an information event about a “co-living” space.

Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance has provided a £13 million loan to Vita Group, supporting the redevelopment of The Goods Station site at The Axis, Birmingham, a key location near Birmingham New Street Station and part of the Central Birmingham Framework 2040 regeneration plan.