UK: CDL Hospitality Trusts, which owns five-star hotel The Lowry in Manchester, is set to launch a lifestyle build-to-rent (BTR) scheme behind Manchester Piccadilly station this June.
US: German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has partnered with real estate firm JDS Development Group to build a 67-storey mixed-use tower in Miami.
UK: Serviced apartment and student housing provider Urban Creation has acquired 62 Park Street which the company will operate as an office and apartments.
Eloise Hanson, editor – hospitality of Boutique Hotel News and Serviced Apartment News (sister publications to Urban Living News), chats to Charle MacGregor, founder and CEO of The Social Hub. They discuss the impact of changing traveller habits on the group’s expansion and the need for affordable student housing in Europe, as well as Jedis, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Charlie’s ultimate dream goal of world peace.
UK: Coliving and guesthouse brand Mason & Fifth will open its second London site in Primrose Hill on 8 April 2024.
Singapore: The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a lodging business unit owned by CapitaLand Investment (CLI) and CapitaLand Wellness Fund (C-WELL), have jointly acquired a freehold property in Singapore to be relaunched under the lyf brand.
Germany: Flexible housing provider Habyt has three openings scheduled in Q4 this year, located in Berlin and Frankfurt.
UK: International Hospitality Media (IHM) held its latest Urban Living Insights: Hotels and Hospitality event last week at the Sheraton Grand Park Lane in London, sponsored by Hubbl.
ULN speaks to Mitch Hammond, head of alternative living at Ringley Group, about the launch of Una Living and expansion plans for the brand. Filmed at the B2R UK: IMN’s Build-to-Rent UK Forum in London.
ULN speaks to Natan Lempert, CEO of Built AI, about the role of new technologies in creating greater efficiencies for real estate companies, and the importance of quality data. Filmed at Proptech Connect Europe 2023 at the InterContinental London – The O2.
