LDS Devco Selects Fresh to Oversee Belfast PBSA Project
LDS Devco has appointed Fresh to mobilise, market, and manage the Biscuit Factory PBSA scheme in Belfast city centre, set to open for the 2026/2027 academic year with 724 beds across studios and ensuite flats.
Sisk Secures Contract to Build New Student Village at UCD
Construction firm Sisk has been appointed main contractor to deliver 493 new student accommodation beds at University College Dublin’s Belfield campus, supported by €67 million in state funding confirmed by Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless.
Landmark Properties and Manulife Investment Management Complete The Mark Tallahassee
Landmark Properties and Manulife Investment Management have opened The Mark Tallahassee, a 860-bed student housing community in Tallahassee, Florida.
Legacy and PGIM Acquire Former Azusa Pacific University Student Housing
Legacy Partners and PGIM acquired University Village, a 320-unit garden-style apartment community in Azusa, California, from Azusa Pacific University for $92 million, with plans to rebrand it as Citrus Place Apartments and open for leasing by September 2025.
OU Unveils McCasland Hall, Transforming First-Year Student Housing
The University of Oklahoma has opened McCasland Hall, a new 560-bed residence hall funded by a $10 million gift from the McCasland Foundation, marking the first phase of the university’s First-Year Housing Master Plan to modernize student living.
Ardian and Rockfield Secure €550 Million to Invest in European Student Housing
Private investment firm Ardian and living platform Rockfield have raised €550m of finance to spend on Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA). The money will be spent on future acquisitions, as well as refinancing current assets.
CPP Enterprises Grows Student Housing Portfolio with Acquisition of The Current
Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises (CPPE) acquired The Current, a 177-unit, 636-bed student housing community near campus, for $126 million to address a critical shortage of 1,761 beds identified in a 2023 housing demand assessment.
UVic Plans 510 Additional Student Housing Beds by 2029
The proposal includes 510 new beds. Construction is scheduled for spring 2026, with a target completion date of September 2029, to welcome students.
Subtext Marks Opening of New Student Housing in Ann Arbor
Subtext has opened VERVE Ann Arbor, a new 12-story, 741-bed student housing development near the University of Michigan. Located at 721 South Forest Street, the 328,264-square-foot project includes 217 units ranging from studios to six-bedroom layouts.
Greystar Joint Venture Advances Student Housing Project in Sacramento
A joint venture of Greystar, University Enterprises Inc. and JLC Infrastructure has broken ground on Hornet Place, a 101-unit, 352-bed student housing project in Sacramento, California.