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Bangor-based property group Watkin Jones has topped out a 204-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Bristol. The Skywalks scheme at Freestone Road is being brought forward for a joint venture between Moorfield Group and Tiger Developments.

Brookfield and Coastal Ridge Real Estate acquired The Grad, a 19-story, 260-unit student housing tower in downtown San Jose, for $204.8 million, paying 5.8% above its last assessed value and more than double the average South Bay apartment sale price per room.

Fields Holdings has secured a $94.8 million construction loan to develop Zev Corvallis, a 13-story, 262-unit, 667-bed, Class A student housing property in Corvallis, Ore., near Oregon State University.

Rockfield and Ardian’s student housing joint venture acquired a majority stake in The Social Hub Berlin, a hybrid asset combining student accommodation, premium extended and short-stay offerings, and community spaces, marking their second investment in Germany and expanding their European portfolio to over €1.16bn and 7,500 beds.

Trent University secured a $384 million financing package, backed by the Building Ontario Fund (BOF), HOOPP, and Knightstone Capital Management, to develop nearly 1,400 student beds at its Symons Campus in Peterborough, marking one of the university’s largest infrastructure projects.

DWS Group has acquired Palm Studios, a 544-bed student residence in Seville, from LaSalle Investment Management, marking its first investment in Spain’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector through an institutional real estate fund.

Duffy Property Group has entered a €65 million joint venture with Avenue Capital Group to accelerate housing delivery across Ireland, focusing on Galway and Cork.

Landmark Properties has completed The Mark Philadelphia, a 34-story, 909-bed student housing community in University City, marking its second ground-up development in Philadelphia and the tallest student housing property in the submarket.

Cardiff Metropolitan University has agreed to purchase University Hall, a student residence in Cyncoed housing over 650 Cardiff University students, with the transaction set to complete in July 2027 after current tenancies end.

LandAid has appointed Rick de Blaby, former Get Living CEO with 40 years in residential and commercial real estate, as chair-elect, succeeding Neil Slater in December after five years of leadership.