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The £250m transformation of the Charing Cross area of Glasgow has been given the go-ahead. The project including new homes, student accommodation, hotel space and local services has been approved by Glasgow City Council.

Up Campus Living, a leading development and property management company specializing in student housing and near-campus real estate, is proud to announce plans for its 27th development: Blume on 16th.

UPP Group Holdings Limited (UPP), the leading provider of on-campus student accommodation infrastructure in the UK, has completed the financing of a new £110m sustainability-linked corporate revolving credit facility (RCF) with Deutsche Bank.

mys Living, the first values-led rental living company led by Murdo Mcilhagger and David Mathewson has completed the management buyout of the business from abrdn.

Melburg Capital and TPG Angelo Gordon have announced the completion of a £75.5m development facility with specialist real estate finance provider Maslow Capital, to bring forward their joint venture eco PBSA scheme in the heart of Bristol city centre.

Emirates NBD, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, has led the successful closure of a £140 million senior financing transaction for a prime Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) asset in central London, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).

Two of the world’s largest real estate investors partnered to buy a €540 million ($567 million) portfolio of student housing across France from Gecina, as demand for the space continues to swell among major asset managers.

Curitiba-based developers ALTMA and HIEX have begun construction of B41: the first  student housing condominium  in Paraná. After the containment, the construction is now in the foundation stage. The project, which will be built across from the Curitiba campus of PUCPR (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), will exclusively serve the university housing model.

Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, has partnered with Stockbridge, a real estate investment management firm, to recapitalize The Retreat East, a 602-bedroom cottage-style student housing community located at 1705 France Dr. near the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — A joint venture between Subtext and Kayne Anderson Real Estate is set to break ground on VERVE Charlottesville, a 1,332-bed development located at 100 Stadium Road near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville.