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Mississippi State University will develop Azalea Hall, a $80.7 million, 400-bed student housing community in Starkville, Miss. Roy Anderson Corp., a subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corp., is the general contractor.

Science Minister Dariusz Wieczorek announced the funding last week. Each university will receive up to PLN 4 million (EUR 920,000) to enhance and refurbish student accommodation.

Work on the second phase of the Xior Pontoneros University Residence is progressing at a good pace, marking an important milestone in the recovery of a project that was blocked and abandoned for more than 12 years.

Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor, has bought B16, a 136-bed purpose built student accommodation scheme in Birmingham on behalf of its joint venture with Curation Capital, a London-based investment manager that invests in and manages student accommodation, co-living, private residential and flexible offices.

A joint venture between Harrison Street and The Michaels Organization has sold The Next, a 551-bed student housing community located near the University of West Florida campus in Pensacola.

An abandoned Edinburgh call centre, which is set to make way for a residential development, could also see student accommodation built on the site. It is understood the development would include flexible working space, cycle facilities and a new public footpath from Learmonth Court to Orchard Brae.

Plans to increase the size of an already-approved student accommodation complex in Terryland – to include a total of 257 bedrooms – have been lodged with Galway City Council.

Working with architect TP Bennett, Dominus aims to bring life to the junction of Old Wynd Street and Osborne Street. A design document submitted with their proposal states: “It will provide high quality student accommodation totalling 211 rooms with an outward-facing amenity space at ground and first floor to create active frontages and a vibrant sense of place along Old Wynd and Osborne Street.”

Landmark Properties has acquired a 15-acre site at 1345 28th Street near the University of Colorado Boulder. The firm will begin construction on The Standard at Boulder, a 936-bed student housing community, Landmark Properties’ first development of a purpose-built student housing product in the Boulder market.

Treo Group secured a $53 million construction loan to add a student housing development next to the South Miami Metrorail Station, property records show. The 13-story development is part of the Vox Miami complex and will feature 163 units with 400 beds, plus about 13,000 square feet of retail space at 5949 SW 72nd Street.