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The Northern Territory Government has amended the NT Planning Scheme 2020 to fast-track the conversion of vacant commercial buildings in Darwin CBD into student accommodation, hostels, guest houses, and worker accommodation, with a two-year window for expedited approvals.

Vancouver City Council approved a 25-storey, 182-unit purpose-built student housing tower named GEC Langara near SkyTrain’s Langara-49th Avenue Station, developed by Global Education Communities Corporation (GECC) with a $150 million budget and plans to accommodate approximately 650 students, faculty, and staff.

Growthpoint Properties, with Enza Construction, is delivering a 2,500-bed student housing development at Howard College, KwaZulu-Natal, set for completion in 2026 to address the region’s critical student accommodation shortage and support local economic growth.

Landmark Properties has acquired a 22.35-acre site in Columbia, SC, to develop The Walk on Shop Road, an 825-bed, 196-unit townhome-style student housing community near the University of South Carolina, marking the launch of Landmark’s new brand line, The Walk.

BAM is considering a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project on a long-idle riverside site at Sullivan’s Quay in Cork, following the expiration of previous mixed-use hotel and office planning permissions that stalled after the financial crash and planning breaches.

Student Urban Living Ilderton has applied to Southwark Council to replace a car wash on Old Kent Road with a 19-storey tower containing 241 student flats, an increase from a previously approved 15-storey, 168-flat scheme.

The University of Glasgow has secured a £180 million partnership with Plenary Group, Royal London Asset Management, and Arlington Collegiate UK to fund four initial projects in its long-term campus development, including new student housing and two innovation hubs.

A joint venture between LV Collective and Harrison Street Asset Management is developing Rambler, a 247-unit, 862-bed student housing community in Blacksburg, Va. Kennedy Wilson provided construction financing for the project. The property is set to come online in 2028, in time for the academic year.

Prop.com acquired a 315-unit former student dormitory in Trier for €12.75 million, marking its first investment in Germany and signaling a strategic focus on undervalued assets in key European university towns, with further acquisitions planned in Cologne and Munich.

BCDC is partnering with 908 Group on Chapter House FSU, a 511-bed, Class A student housing development located in the College Town submarket adjacent to Florida State University.