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Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) operator mys Living has appointed Mark Findlay as Director of Development. Mark joins the company from Gardiner & Theobald where he was Partner in charge of its Edinburgh Office.

Owned by Afar Group Ltd and managed through Unipad Management Limited – both under the ownership of local developer Anas Mister – this ambitious project will modernise an existing student accommodation block that has fallen into disrepair, delivering significant benefits for local residents, creating jobs, and preserving the city’s industrial heritage.

Subtext, a student housing and multifamily owner-operator based in St. Louis, has partnered with Larson Capital Management for a two-phase student housing development near Texas A&M University in College Station.

Property consultancy CBRE, on behalf of global purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) operator Yugo, has brought a PBSA scheme in Melbourne to the market. The Yugo Berkeley Street development opened in April 2019 and has been operational since 2020.

Developer Knightspur Homes Ltd has submitted plans for the 20-storey building on land to the rear of 4-8 Millbrook Road East. The block would provide 170 ensuite student studio rooms, with a sky lounge on the top floor.

Detailed plans have been submitted for purpose-built student accommodation to replace an existing warehouse at Bangor Road, Edinburgh.

Empiric Student Property plc has reported strong financial and operational performance for the year ended 31 December 2024, with significant progress in its growth agenda. The company achieved a 9.3% like-for-like rental growth.

Plans for a 23-story UC Berkeley Dorm are expected to be discussed this Wednesday in a meeting with the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee for the Regents of the University of California. The project will bring 1,625 beds and a new dining hall to 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley.

A joint venture between Landmark Properties and Peninsula Investments has acquired a 1.5-acre land to develop The Mark Mansfield, a 738-bed student housing community in Storrs, Conn.

An office block in Southampton city centre could be knocked down and replaced with hundreds of flats for students. Moda Living wants to deliver the major redevelopment of the Commercial Point site at 69 to 81 Commercial Road, a stone's throw from the Mayflower Theatre.