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The proposed redevelopment of 100 Chalk Farm Road in north London, for developer Regal London, will provide 265 student bedrooms, 24 affordable homes and nearly 900m² of ground-floor commercial space.

The Switch has won approval for amendments to a 15-storey facility at Macquarie Park—its first in Sydney and the fourth across Australia. Late last month Ryde City Council agreed Switch could add 27 rooms to the Rothelowman-designed building, for a total of 499 beds.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. has funded a new $380,000,000 credit facility for the refinance of 11 student housing properties on behalf of a joint venture lead by The Scion Group LLC ("Scion"). Scion is the largest owner/operator of off-campus student housing communities globally with over 80,000 beds in their portfolio.

Property developer Downing has acquired a 14-storey student accommodation scheme set to take shape in Newcastle city centre. The derelict site in Heber Street was home to Lock and Key and the attached NE4 cafe until it was destroyed by as fire in 2015, eventually leading to its demolition.

The Boost Society adquiere un nuevo alojamiento para estudiantes en pleno corazón de Barcelona. Se trata de su primera residencia Kley, con capacidad para alojar a 265 estudiantes y más de 3.700 m² de superficie.

Yorkshire-based Urbanite Living has placed a portfolio of five, freehold, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets on the market for sale, with an asking price of £130m. All five schemes comprising 999 beds are located in the student cities of Leeds, York, Sheffield, and Glasgow.

Working with client Dominus for Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Hotwells' purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) proposal is a crafted tower that encourages community on Stratford High Street, London.

A student accommodation building located in Dublin 2, close to St Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street, has come to the market with an €80m price tag.

One-stop property management solution Opago has announced the acquisition of the assets of defunct proptech company Staykeepers. The acquisition is also seen as an opportunity for Opago to revive and build upon the legacy of a business which it described as “once standing out as a beacon in the intersection of the short-term rental and purpose-built student accommodation [PBSA] markets”.

A private student-housing developer purchased the 72-room hotel for $13.3 million last week in a deal two years in the making, hotel broker NewGen Advisory tells Axios Phoenix. The 1.4-acre lot will be revamped into a "state of the art" rental property with 479 bedrooms.