Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Ascott Residence Trust (ART) will acquire a freehold 1,005-bed student accommodation asset in Texas, USA for US$70.0 million, its third PBSA investment within seven months.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Investment manager Orchard Street has received planning consent to convert the former Debenhams department store in Leeds into a PBSA-led mixed-use scheme.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The redevelopment of Bromley Town Hall in south London has been granted planning permission for a mixed-use scheme, with a scheduled opening for May 2022.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ireland: A planning application for a 378-bed coliving scheme in Dublin, which was submitted before a ban on such projects was introduced, has been approved.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Singaporean investor Mapletree Investments his set to purchase four Vita Student residences from Vita Group for more than £165 million.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Private equity firm Greystar Real Estate Partners is in talks to buy London BTR specialist Fizzy Living, according to Bloomberg.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Godwin Developments has been given the go ahead to build 336 flats on the edge of Sheffield city centre.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Godwin Developments’ plans to convert the former Royal Mail sorting office in Nottingham into a 692-bed student block has been given the green light, subject to clarification of further design details.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: The Canary Wharf Group has revealed plans for a mixed-use, 55-storey tower that will comprise apartments, shops, coworking and leisure space.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue department stores, Hudson’s Bay Co., is teaming up with WeWork to launch a new concept, SaksWorks.
