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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.

Adhan Group has acquired the 244-bed Friargate Court PBSA scheme in Preston from administrators FRP Advisory, marking a strategic expansion in the UK student housing market.

Mainland Capital has begun demolishing Antonio Hall in Christchurch to develop a 450-bed student accommodation village on the 1.5ha site at 265 Riccarton Rd, addressing a longstanding gap between first-year university halls and private rentals near Canterbury University.

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $176.6 million construction loan for The Place at Alafaya, a 1,395-bed student housing project near the University of Central Florida in Orlando, on behalf of borrower Beachwold Residential.

Adhan Group acquired a £20 million student accommodation complex in Preston from Knight Frank, marking a strategic expansion of its retail division across the UK with plans for further acquisitions within 12 months.

Point Capital secured development approval for a 606-unit modular student housing project at Macquarie Park, Sydney, marking an expansion of its modular construction strategy beyond hotels into the PBSA sector.