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Goldman Sachs is in advanced talks to buy the £200M Halo portfolio of three student blocks from insurer AIG, React News reported. It has teamed up with specialist student operator Generation, and the deal could be the first step toward the duo building a major platform in the sector, React said.

Parallel, an Austin-based real estate development firm, has recently gained zoning approvals on a 671-bed property located at 2413 S. 14th Street. The property will serve students attending Texas Tech University with pedestrian adjacency to the core of campus.

Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, announces its plans to build The Standard at West Lafayette, a 678-bed, 253-unit student housing community near Purdue University.

The Ontario government’s efforts to cut red tape through the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 is helping build more new student housing faster to address their specific housing needs while freeing up affordable homes for individuals and families in the City of London.

Developer and operator Reshape has announced its plans for a transformative development in Woolwich Town Centre, following exchange of contracts for a second parcel of land for its Electric Works mixed-use development proposals in July.

West Lafayette-based Muinzer on Friday announced the acquisition of Grant Street Station and South Street Station for a total of $46 million.

Rockpoint, a Boston-based real estate private equity firm, and Realco Capital Partners, a real estate investment company specializing in student housing, today announced the acquisition of Summit Place, a Class A, mid-rise student housing community in Charleston, South Carolina.

Watkin Jones has secured a finance deal to go ahead with the construction of a 397-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Stratford, east London.

University of Manchester (UoM) has named its preferred bidder and delivery partner for the redevelopment of its student campus in the city. Viridis, a consortium of Equitix, GRAHAM, and Derwent FM, has been selected to bring forward the Fallowfield Campus redevelopment under a Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) model.

Core Spaces has moved forward with a 26-story student housing tower at the foot of UC Berkeley. The project, dubbed the Hub, is slated to go before the Zoning Adjustment Board next month. It would replace two mixed-use buildings.