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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.

61% of UK-based university students, who were recently surveyed, didn’t check whether their current accommodation was part of any accreditation schemes before booking. Despite over half (52%) saying that having student accommodation accreditation was important to them.

The Social Hub has made its debut in Portugal with the grand opening of its first venue in Porto, a €60 million investment that marks a significant step in the company’s European expansion.

First proposed more than a decade ago, the developer behind a student housing project near the University of Guelph is in the final public stages of the approval process.

Cordatus Real Estate and 3DReid Architects are seeking change of use approval for 33 Bothwell Street following a declining occupancy rate.

A company that provides student accommodation has revealed their plans to open a ‘brand-new, luxury’ block on Ilkeston Road in time for the next academic year.

Student accommodation provider, true student, is developing a 494-bed scheme on the site of a former BMW car garage in Broad Lane, Sheffield. The building, called true Sheffield, will house students from both the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University.

Elva Ventures has been launched by John Diedrich – former Chief Investment Officer at CA Ventures. It is a new European platform dedicated to purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and already has a £200m development pipeline.