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GIC Greystar

Greystar and GIC buy £3.3 billion UK student portfolio

George Sell May 31, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has teamed up with Greystar to buy Student Roost for £3.3 billion from Brookfield.

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Ghent authorities call for more student housing development

George Sell May 30, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelgium: The city of Ghent has put out a call to landowners who have undeveloped property near student campuses.

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US student

US student asset changes hands for $25.5 million

George Sell May 27, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily has completed the sale of The Social Fort Collins, a 68-unit student housing community in Fort Colorado, Denver.

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Stratford student

36-storey east London student tower set for green light

George Sell May 25, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Proposals for a 36-storey tower in Stratford, east London, are set to be approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation.

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Nottingham mixed-use

Nottingham mixed-use scheme takes a step closer

George Sell May 23, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: A £100 million mixed-use scheme next to Nottingham’s railway station has taken a step forward after planning permission to demolish buildings on the site was granted by the city council.

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student hemp

Zero carbon student housing project to use hemp as construction material

George Sell May 9, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: PJET, a technology company focused on student life, has partnered with WaterPure International (WPUR) and Puration, Inc. (PURA) to build carbon neutral student housing.

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Patron student

Patron makes €200 million Spanish student play

George Sell April 28, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpain: Private equity real estate fund Patron Capital has taken a majority stake in Barcelona-based Vanguard Student Housing.

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Fairlawn student

Fairlawn acquires Illinois student portfolio for $150 million

George Sell April 21, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Fairlawn Capital has purchased more than 50 student housing properties in Champaign, Illinois, near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, for $150 million.

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Blackstone student

Blackstone buys US student housing firm for $12.8 billion

George Sell April 20, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Investment giant Blackstone has acquired student housing operator American Campus Communities Inc. for $12.8 billion.

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