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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.

Landmark Properties, in partnership with Silverpeak Real Estate Partners and Peninsula Investments, completed The Mark Fort Collins, a 397-bed off-campus student housing community located 0.37 miles from Colorado State University, revitalizing a previously stalled project and delivering the first move-ins on August 1, 2026.

Arada London has submitted plans for a mixed-use development on a 1.4-acre brownfield site in Peckham, featuring 55 social rent homes and 516 purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds, alongside commercial and community spaces.

Madison International Realty has acquired a significant minority stake in Home & Co, joining existing majority owner TPG Real Estate Partners to support the expansion of Home & Co’s student housing platform across Germany, where it operates 19 purpose-built locations with over 3,500 beds in key university cities.

Article Student Living has acquired Signature Apartments, a 150-unit, 280-bed, Class A student housing community Lexington, Ky.