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Nido Living has appointed Jeremy Marcazzan as Chief Commercial Officer following its €1.2bn acquisition of Livensa in September 2025, positioning him to lead the merged company’s commercial strategy across Europe.

GRAHAM, Artisan Real Estate, and Housing Growth Partnership have topped out St Vincent Studios, a £38 million PBSA project delivering 321 studio apartments in central Glasgow, set for completion in summer 2026 to meet growing student demand.

Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) opened a new 100-bed residence hall on campus, marking the first student housing facility in its 50-year history and providing fully affordable accommodations below market rate.

Hammerson has submitted plans for a 28-storey, 600-bed student accommodation tower at Newfoundland Circus, Bristol city centre, aiming to transform an underused site adjacent to Cabot Circus into a landmark development.

Grosvenor’s private credit arm provided a £40 million, five-year loan to BauMont Real Estate Capital and Spinnaker Estates for acquiring and refurbishing the 416-bed Ropemaker Court PBSA scheme in Manchester, supporting value-add upgrades to a fully nominated 2012-built asset.

Nido Living has entered the Italian market with a forward purchase of over 600 student beds in Milan’s Sesto San Giovanni district, partnering with Prelios SGR and Hines to develop a landmark 18-storey PBSA scheme scheduled for completion in mid-2027.

Nido Living, backed by CPP Investments, has acquired Scalo Vallino, a 402-bed PBSA development in Turin’s San Salvario district, through a forward funding agreement with developer Taurus, with completion expected by mid-2027.

Hines Property secured planning approval for a 36-storey, 123m student accommodation tower at 29 Twin Street, Adelaide, featuring 570 beds in single and twin rooms.

Arka Living is developing Hearth House, a five-storey student accommodation in Southampton offering 198 beds across 192 high-spec studios, with completion scheduled for summer 2027.

Greystar has integrated 4,084 purpose-built student accommodation beds into its Accolade platform following the $1.6 billion acquisition of GIC’s Australian portfolio, aiming to expand to 5,662 beds across seven sites by 2026, including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra.