Market Monitor Digest (Week 20/2025)

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Student Housing & Co-Living

France: Student housing: Banque des Territoires launches a €5 billion program

By Batiactu, May 13, 2025

On May 12, 2025, Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts group) and Uxco Group, a real estate company specializing in student residences, announced their commitment to build 18 residences over the next three years. These real estate projects will create 7,000 new beds for students and young professionals. The total cost of the project is nearly €800 million, with €120 million of equity financed by Banque des Territoires.

Read more (batiactu.com)

UK, Newcastle: Uni's £274 million student halls set for approval  

By BBC, May 13, 2025

£274 milliom redevelopment of a student accommodation site is set to be approved on Friday, despite objections. Two accommodation blocks with more than 2,000 bedrooms will replace Newcastle University's Castle Leazes halls of residence, which is being demolished.

Read more (bbc.com)

UK, London: Canary Wharf Group secures planning for new student accommodation at Wood Wharf  

By Canary Wharf Group, May 14, 2025

The Greater London Authority (GLA) approves plans from Canary Wharf Group (CWG) for a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme at 7 Brannan Street in Wood Wharf. The proposed development will deliver 912 bedrooms and is part of the neighbourhood’s continued evolution seeing students join the 3,500 people already living at Canary Wharf.

Read More (group.canarywharf.com)

Ireland, Dublin: Bain Capital seeks planning for student accommodation at former Smurfit Paper Mills site 

By RTE, May 09, 2025

Bain Capital backed firm is to lodge plans in the coming days for 439 purpose built student bed spaces for the former Smurfit Paper Mills site at Clonskeagh in Dublin

Read More (rte.ie)

Spain, Melilla: Feasibility study for university residence approved 

By El Faro Melilla, May 12, 2025

With 13 votes in favor, 5 abstentions, and 3 against, the feasibility study that will allow the construction and management of a future university residence through an administrative concession has been approved, a project valued at nearly €13 million.

Read More (elfarodemelilla.es)

Built-to-Rent

Spain: Patrizia and Urbania launch a joint venture to develop affordable housing

By Eje Prime, May 12, 2025

Endowed with more than 130 million eurosSC Spain will focus on the implementation of an investment program of more than 130 million euros in sustainable and affordable housing. It will develop 320 homes in its initial phase.

Read More (ejeprime.com)

The Netherlands: New residential area in The Hague Loosduinen

By Property NL, May 09, 2025

The Hague city council has approved the framework for the plan for the new residential area “De Burgemeester” on the Oude Haagweg in Loosduinen. The plan includes 350 homes and small-scale commercial space.

Read More (propertynl.com)

UK: Core Spaces expands Oxenfree BTR platform

By Urban Living News, May 12, 2025

Developer, owner and operator Core Spaces has announced the expansion of its flagship Oxenfree Build to Rent (BTR) brand.Core Spaces now manages nearly 3,000 homes in cities including Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Nashville, Charlotte, Austin, Raleigh, and Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Read More (urbanliving.news)

UK: Gurner, Qualitas complete $350 million luxury BTR tower

By Green Street News, May 12, 2025

The JV platform's second build-to-rent (BTR) project offers nearly 400 rental apartments.

Read More (greenstreetnews.com)

Senior Living

Australia & Japan: Scape founder unveils plans for expansion into Japan, senior living

By Mingtiandi, May 14, 2025

Australia’s largest residential-for-rent owner and operator Scape aims to grow its portfolio to at least 100,000 housing units by 2030 through expansion into the Japanese market, diversification into senior housing, and growth of its build-to-rent apartment business.

Read More (mingtiandi.com)

Germany: A residential quarter for seniors

By Suddeutsche Zeitung, May 14, 2025

In Alling, the townscape in the area of Parsberg- and Antonistraße will change even more for the foreseeable future. After the construction of the new children's house on the northern half of the school and football field has largely been completed, a new residential quarter "with a focus on accessibility and demographic diversity in rural areas" is now to be built on the two garden plots on the other side of Antonistraße.  

Read More (sueddeutsche.de)

Spain: Developer seeks partner for €150m Spanish senior living pipeline

By Green Street News, May 14, 2025

Two Costa Del Sol sites already secured.

Read More (greenstreetnews.com)

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