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A lost B-listed furniture store in Dundee is to become student accommodation under plans filed by KR Developments and jmarchitects. The former Willison House at 56 Barrack Street is to be replaced by 367 beds in a variety of studio and cluster flats.

Clifford House, Exeter and Scotway House, Glasgow were recently announced as Legal & General’s first direct let student accommodation investments, with Homes for Students selected as the managing partners.

Subtext, a national student and multifamily housing developer, announced today that it will start construction at 1011 E. Orange St. in Tempe, Arizona for the development of VERVE Tempe, a 15-story student apartment community located within walking distance of the Arizona State University campus.

Alignvest Student Housing REIT has completed the acquisition of two purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) assets located at 252 and 254 Phillip Street, Waterloo, Ontario (known as “Hespler House” and “Fergus House”, respectively).

Residential real estate developer Core Spaces and investment firm TPG have closed on a partnership deal for the construction of a luxury high-rise student housing development in Ann Arbor, Michigan as analyst expectations for the sector run high relative to its traditional multifamily peers.

A planning inspector allowed an appeal today against the refusal of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for a student accommodation scheme in Mile End, London. The scheme includes 106 bedroom units of purpose-built student housing accommodation (PBSA), and commercial space at the ground floor level.

UXCO Group has successfully completed a record €300 million refinancing deal for three of its Ecla student housing and co-living properties, located in Villejuif, Noisy-le-Grand, and Palaiseau in the greater Paris region. These assets represent a total area of nearly 100,000 square meters and 3,800 beds.

The Tailwind Group has acquired Reserve on West 31st, a 192-unit, 720-bed student housing community in Lawrence, Kan. Arizona State Retirement System previously owned the asset serving the University of Kansas, according to Yardi Matrix information.

Edinburgh locals have raised their concerns over plans to extend a student accommodation site. Plans to extend the Shrubhill House student accommodation, just off Leith Walk at 8 Middlefield, have been submitted to Edinburgh Council after previous plans to adapt the site were refused in 2023 in relation to daylighting.

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has facilitated the £28.75m sale of a PBSA asset in Newcastle. Situated in the heart of the city’s vibrant Quayside area, the Newcastle PBSA property is an institutional-grade scheme comprising 416 beds.