Update on new Coventry student flats once dubbed ‘inappropriate’ by council
A new CGI shows what new student flats in Coventry will look like. Initially Coventry City Council dubbed the six-storey building block in Burnsall Road as 'inappropriate' and rejected the plans in September 2022.
KKR expands UK residential portfolio with £100m Manchester acquisition
KKR has acquired a £100m (€116m) portfolio of three UK build-to-rent (BTR) properties from Legal & General (L&G). The global investment firm said the acquisition of The Slate Yard in Manchester was made through Inhabeo, KKR real estate’s European living-sector platform.
York College breaks ground on student housing expansion
Northside Commons was finished in 2011 and has been housing York College of Pennsylvania students ever since. Now, it’s getting even bigger. The residential hall currently can house over 270 students. After the expansion is complete – an additional 204 beds will be added.
Round Hill Capital appoints Fresh to manage Irish PBSA portfolio
Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) third-party manager Fresh has been appointed by specialist real estate investor, developer and manager Round Hill Capital to take over the operational management and marketing of its Irish PBSA portfolio.
Planning bosses back ‘significantly changed’ student accommodation scheme
Plans for a major student accommodation scheme in Nottingham city centre have received the backing of planning bosses at the city council.
Manner rings changes at £124m Hotspur Press
The developer has reduced the height of its proposed student accommodation scheme in Manchester as well as increasing the number of flats and changing the materials that make up its façade.
YourTribe and HG Construction top out at Avonmouth Street PBSA
YourTribe and HG Construction have reached a construction milestone, topping out at the Avonmouth Street purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Elephant and Castle in South London.
Scape reportedly in exclusive talks to buy retirement village operator Aveo
The student accommodation provider, working with Macquarie Capital and Deutsche Bank on due diligence, is likely to call on the two banks and Scape’s capital partners to buy the $3 billion plus business owned by Brookfield.
700-bed student housing development tops out in ‘a legacy for Bristol’
A topping out ceremony was held to celebrate construction reaching its highest point at Plot 6 of the Silverthorne Lane regeneration scheme, marking a key stage in the sprawling student housing development in Bristol's Temple Quarter
Milestone reached at Greystar’s Canvas Wembley PBSA
Following the celebration of topping out at the building and with practical completion nearing this summer, McAleer & Rushe have achieved several milestones at Greystar’s Canvas Wembley scheme (also known as Canvas Arthur House and NE01) – a 19-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) d