Pinsent Masons advises The University of Manchester on its residence strategy
The University of Manchester has appointed three professional services consultancies to consult on a major investment and development strategy for its student accommodation.
Student Towers Completed in Melbourne CBD
Two student accommodation towers have been added to the Melbourne CBD with the completion of work on the joint-venture projects by CBRE Investment Management and developer Cedar Pacific’s Accommodation Trust.
Assetz Capital provides largest loan to boosts East Midlands PBSA
Specialist finance provider Assetz Capital have originated their largest funding package to date – a £13.26m development facility to experienced student accommodation developers in the East Midlands.
Scannell Riverfront West developers start demolition for student housing
Developers have started demolition on several vacant apartment buildings, houses and empty commercial structures to make way for a 648-bed student apartment complex with first floor commercial space at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and South Riverside Drive in Iowa City.
Poland Shed starts near the Wawel Castle
The investor in the Kraków dormitory is the European Student Housing Fund, managed by I Asset Management (IAM). The fund says it will invest more than EUR 30 mln in the project. The building will be managed by operator CRM Students.
Green light for major student accommodation development in Bishopstown
A planning application for a student accommodation development in Bishopstown that received over 130 submissions and objections has been granted conditional planning permission.
Rush Desai Teams With Scape Founders to Establish Fund Manager Varsity Group Asia
Rushabh Desai, former Asia Pacific CEO of Allianz Real Estate, has joined forces with Stephen Gaitanos and Craig Carracher, the co-founders of rental housing developer Scape Australia, to launch Varsity Group Asia, a fund management business targeting high-growth alternative real estate sectors in Asia Pacific.
COC discusses use of $62 million grant to develop student housing
The Santa Clarita Community College District held a study session Wednesday evening discussing an approved state grant of approximately $62 million to construct a 100-bed facility on its property for qualifying College of the Canyons students.
Dominus receives planning for 65 Crutched Friars PBSA in London
Real estate company Dominus secures planning permission for a mixed-use scheme in the heart of the City of London, as it aims to become the Capital’s largest developer of student accommodation.
Australia’s empty offices could be the key to solving the housing crisis
Turning empty office buildings in Australia’s CBDs into housing via a process known as asset repurposing could help solve the country’s housing affordability issues, according to a new report from PRD.