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A public-private partnership (P3) between Campus Apartments, Mosaic Development Partners and the University of Maryland has broken ground on a $148.8 million graduate student housing project on the university’s campus in College Park.

Dalhousie plans to begin site preparation for a new student residence in Halifax next spring to increase student housing capacity on campus.

The outline proposal for ‘Edgbaston Street Gardens’ seeks flexible approval for either: a fully residential development with up to 745 units, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) with up to 1,544 beds, or a hybrid of the two, not exceeding 1,544 units in total.

Aldermore Bank has provided a £13.1m loan for the development of a new-build purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Dundee. This development was a joint venture between Gylemuir Capital and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP).

Havenly Ventures, a vertically integrated real estate investment firm specializing in student housing, today announced the strategic acquisition of two premier student housing properties: Geddes Hill Apartments near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and The Row near Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.

Kennedy Wilson has closed senior construction loans for the development of three student housing projects totaling $184 million at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, University of North Texas and University of California, Berkeley.

Subtext and Nuveen Real Estate have recently acquired a 3.1-acre lot at 3133 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando, less than a quarter-mile from the campus of University of Central Florida.

Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC, The Martin Group, and Valiance Capital today announced the formation of a joint venture to develop a new Class-A student housing community near the University of California at Berkeley campus, with construction scheduled to begin immediately and completion anticipated prior to the start of the 2026-2027 academic year.

Aviva Investors has acquired a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) property in Glasgow for £23m. Completed in January and fully-let for the 2024/2025 academic year, 31 Gilbert Street is a 99-bed, all-studio development which offers rooms varying from 17 sq m to 29 sq m in size.

A 1.5-acre site in central Edinburgh described as a “rare development opportunity” has hit the market. Property experts believe that the site, which is located on the north-east side of McDonald Road just off the capital’s Leith Walk, could be transformed into student accommodation or new private housing.