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Guelph's city council voted 11-1 in favour of Aventus' proposal for a private student residence at 716 Gordon St., across the road from the University of Guelph. The proposed buildings would range between six and 11 storeys in height, with 532 units and a total of 1,149 bedrooms.

Van de Wiel joins from Capital Value where he was a residential real estate advisor focusing on build to rent and PBSA markets, whilst Baum joins from International Campus Group where he was a transaction manager for over four years. Wimjan Van de Wiel and Wladimir Baum have joined as investment managers, based in Amsterdam and Frankfurt respectively.

Having consulted on proposals to redevelop a vacant site off Plymouth Grove into a 263-studio PBSA development, the firm has now submitted a planning application for the scheme. The developer told Place North West that the scheme would be managed by This is Fresh, the operator’s first Manchester site. 

Harris Associates and Savills have confirmed funds and accounts managed by BlackRock will collaborate with developer Manner to deliver The Store House, a Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) project in Leeds.

Plans for student accommodation complete with a cinema and yoga studio have been lodged for Telephone House in Dundee. The building, which sits on the corner of West Bell Street and Ward Road, has been occupied by BT since 1976.

Harris Associates and Savills announce that funds and accounts managed by BlackRock will collaborate with Manner to deliver The Store House – a prime PBSA project in Leeds. Manner was advised by Harris Associates, Savills and Brecher, and BlackRock was advised by Knight Frank, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and HartDixon.

The Dot Group, the transformational force in global student living, is pleased to have reached a contractual agreement to acquire the CRM Students Ltd group of companies from CORESTATE Capital Holdings S.A. The Agreement will see Dot acquire CRM Students, and its subsidiaries, across the UK and Europe, consisting of over 26,000 beds in seven countries and more than 100 properties. 

Lacuna Developments & Watkin Jones have notified Belfast City Council of their plans to develop a large site behind Belfast Metropolitan College, close to the Titanic Belfast museum. The five acre site also straddles the recently constructed Olympic House office building.

The company plans to invest €33 mln in the project. The property, which will be developed under the Quartillion brand, will include 182 modern single-occupancy apartments for students, with a total floor area of around 3,900 m2.

Ogilvie Construction has started site operations to build a new student accommodation facility at Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh for Aurum UK. When complete, the new facility will provide 156 high quality studio apartments. It will also include extensive internal and external amenities including study spaces, a gym, cinema and private dining facility, as well as a roof terrace and shared gardens.