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Landmark Properties and Peninsula Investments have delivered The Retreat at Bunn Hill, a 700-bed cottage-style student housing community in Vestal, NY, located 0.6 miles from Binghamton University, featuring 161 fully furnished units with private bathrooms and high-end finishes.

The Scion Group and Ares Real Estate funds acquired a 2,315-bed student housing portfolio across four Sun Belt properties for approximately $435 million, marking a significant expansion in key university markets including Texas State, University of Tennessee, and University of Georgia.

First United Methodist Church in Bloomington has signed a letter of intent with Chicago-based Core Spaces to sell its 1.6-acre downtown South Lot for $8.8 million, aiming to develop 350 to 400 student-oriented bedrooms.

Once complete, the University of Manchester’s £530m new-look Owens Park campus in Fallowfield is to be maintained and managed by PfP Students.

Letterkenny is set to gain a 198-bed student accommodation scheme aimed at easing local housing pressure and supporting demand from ATU Donegal students.

Kisii University plans to build a 19-storey student accommodation facility to address growing demand for affordable, modern housing as enrolments continue to rise.

TOGA is seeking approval for a $553m Five Dock precinct that would deliver 866 homes, including BTR and co-living, alongside affordable housing, retail, public space and transport-linked upgrades near Sydney Metro West.

China Merchants Commercial REIT and BGO are buying a fully occupied 205-bed Hong Kong student hostel for HK$528.5m, highlighting continued investor demand for income-generating student housing assets in the city.

Texas-based Dinerstein Cos. acquired the 119-unit, 475-bed 27 North student housing complex in downtown San Jose for $59.4 million, marking a significant addition to the Bay Area’s growing apartment investment activity.

Mainboard-listed Centurion Corporation has signed a provisional sales and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Yan Woo Building in North Point, Hong Kong, City & Country has learnt.