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Arcadis is proud to be selected by Cedar Podium Investment Management as Design Architect and Architect of Record for Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) new 21-storey, purpose-built student housing project.

Subtext has acquired District Flats, a six-story, 259-bed, 119-unit student housing property near the University of Missouri at Columbia, located in Columbia, Mo. It is the national real estate company’s first deal under its acquisitions arm and expands its $2.5 billion development track record.

Northstar REIS has arranged the $44.5 million sale of Squire Hill Apartments, a 504-bed student housing community located at 1443 Devon Lane near the James Madison University campus in Harrisonburg.

YTL Construction UK is developing The Propeller Quarter at Brabazon, North Bristol, delivering 750 beds in the first two blocks for the 2026/27 academic year, with a total of over 1,500 beds upon completion, positioning it among the UK’s largest student accommodation schemes.

Mansfield College has submitted plans for a major redevelopment, adding 174 student bedrooms and new teaching facilities by replacing the South Range with a unified building that completes the Main Quad and creates two new quads, enhancing both accommodation and communal spaces.

Nottingham City Council has granted full planning permission to Conygar Nottingham Ltd for a ten-storey student accommodation block at the Island Quarter, adding around 400 new bed spaces as part of the site's long-term regeneration programme.

Sadiq Khan’s planning deputy approved a 605-bedroom student accommodation project in Paddington, developed by Unite Students and Travis Perkins, following two rejections by Westminster Council.

Stonepeak acquired a portfolio of three purpose-built student housing assets totaling approximately 2,300 beds, located within 0.1 miles of campus at leading four-year public universities across the Sunbelt, in partnership with Cardinal Group.

Fusion Group and Cheyne Capital have agreed to acquire a portion of Art-Invest Real Estate’s Dockside Canada Water site in Southwark, London, to deliver a large purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme valued at around £350 million.

Preston City Council has cast doubt on the future of a 227-flat student housing development planned on former police headquarters land, after refusing a car park application linked to the project and noting the developer has not confirmed progress.