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Far East Orchard’s (FEOR) 239-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development at Plymouth Grove, Manchester has received “Gateway 2” approval under the UK’s Building Safety Act, allowing construction to begin.

Over 15 hotel assets in Hong Kong have been converted or designated for conversion into student accommodation, adding over 5,000 beds, driven by rising international student enrolment and a significant supply shortfall in the sector.

GRAHAM completed the 16-storey St Vincent Studios in Glasgow city centre, replacing a vacant 1970s office block with a distinctive green terracotta student accommodation managed by Homes for Students under the Prestige Student Living brand.

Savills Australia and New Zealand is exclusively marketing 141–155 Commonwealth Street in Surry Hills, a 913 sqm corner site offering one of the last ground-up development opportunities within Sydney’s Tech Central precinct, suitable for co-living or purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) with around 100 rooms.

Cardiff University has unveiled plans for new purpose-built accommodation for 665 students on the former site of Brickyard Business Park in Gabalfa.

QX Global Group, a sector-led, technology-enabled knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) company backed by Long Ridge Equity Partners, today announced the appointment of Vijay Pahuja as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

Developer Code Students has appealed Nottingham City Council’s refusal of a 1,252-bed PBSA scheme on Glasshouse Street, proposing two towers including the city’s largest building on a long-vacant brownfield site near Victoria Shopping Centre.

Developer Areli and British Airways Pension Trustees received Tower Hamlets approval to replace a 17-storey 1990s office block with the UK’s largest integrated multi-tenure residential scheme at 77 Marsh Wall, combining build-to-rent, serviced apartments, co-living, intermediate, and social rented homes.

Hines completed the structural works at its Charenton purpose-built student accommodation development in Paris, marking a significant milestone in one of the largest office-to-living conversion projects in the Paris region. 

Aufgang Architects, Maddd Equities, and Stagg Group are developing a 12-story, 215,129-square-foot dormitory at 2740 Webster Avenue in The Bronx, designed to house 600 Fordham University students across 162 units, primarily multi-room suites, with completion targeted for July 2028.