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A 36-storey tower block for students could be built between the O2 and North Greenwich tube station if developers get backing from Greenwich Council. Plans have been submitted by Crosstree, a property company which has a half-share in the O2, for an 120-metre tower with 820 bedrooms for students.

Chicago-based developer Core Spaces proposed the construction of a 12-story, 232-unit market-rate apartment building dubbed “Johnson and Bassett” at 221 N. Bassett St., 430-444 W. Dayton St. and 437-445 W. Johnson St.

Having stood vacant on 30 Constitution Road since 2003, the building’s revival is now a step closer with the submission of a change-of-use application, steered by HTC Architects.

The fast-track project for the refurbishment of three blocks of student accommodation includes new kitchen and bathroom facilities, M&E installations including upgraded energy efficient heating, door refurbishment, floor, wall and ceiling finishes and furniture.

HG Living has exchanged contracts with a Singapore-headquartered investment group to forward fund a 350-bed student accommodation scheme on the doorstep of Newcastle's Helix quarter. HG Construction has been appointed as the main contractor for the project.

Si apre il cantiere di rigenerazione della prima iniziativa del Fondo iGeneration: un immobile a Napoli, precedentemente sede dell’INPS, verrà trasformato in una residenza universitaria in grado di ospitare quasi 500 posti letto.

JLL Capital Markets announced that it arranged the capitalization of USC Expo, a 57-unit / 260-bed USC student housing development located less than a half-block from the campus of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles.

The second phase of a popular apartment complex on the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus in Richland is expected to open in about 14 months.

A set of abandoned 19th century buildings on the sprawling mountaintop Royal Victoria Hospital property are being earmarked for transformation into about 1,000 student residences for students from the many schools in Montreal.

Developers are looking to build a residence for post-secondary students, ranging between six and 11 storeys in height with 532 units and a total of 1,149 bedrooms. There are also plans for a 90-square-metre café on the ground floor.