Market Monitor Digest
(Week 33/2025)
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Student Housing & Co-Living
France, Toulouse: Montpellier-based Uxco Group opens student residence in Toulouse
By Le Journal des Entreprises, August 06, 2025
This project, co-developed by Océanis Promotion, the group's development entity, and Novaxia Investissement, represented an investment of €38 million. This residence offers 290 beds divided between studios, one-bedroom apartments, and suites in shared apartments.
UK, London: Cricklewood Matalan store to make way for 800 student flats
By Brent & Kilburn Times, August 07, 2025
Plans to demolish a Matalan store to make way for hundreds of new student rooms have squeaked through despite significant concerns about the new building's size.
UK, Bristol: £70 million Bristol student job finally gets Gateway 2 approval
By Construction Enquirer, August 12, 2025
Student developer Unite has finally secured Gateway 2 approval on its planned 500-bed Freestone Island development scheme in the Temple Meads area of Bristol.
US, St. Paul, MN: New St. Paul co-living ‘duplex’ cracks the code of affordability and low-carbon housing
By MINNPOST, August 12, 2025
Such units are more common in coastal cities, where housing crises have tightened the screws on young renters.
UK: Unite to buy student landlord rival Empiric in £723 million deal
By Property Week, August 14, 2025
The firms said the merger would provide a platform for expansion in the "attractive returner student segment" of the market.
Built-to-Rent
US, Atlanta, GA: Atlanta rental options expand as housing supply and affordability challenges persist
By Wabe, August 8, 2025
Georgia ranks eighth for the most undersupplied housing market in the country, according to housing advocacy group Up for Growth.
Australia, Brisbane: Boutique Build-to-Rent Pitched for Stones Corner
By The Urban Developer, August 14, 2025
With a focus on buildability, SP Development is proposing a 20-apartment project for the urban renewal.
New Zeland, Queenstown: Major new build-to-rent development to ease Queenstown housing woes
By 1news, August 14, 2025
A massive new housing development focused solely on a 'build-to-rent' model is expected to ease housing woes in Queenstown.
Senior Living
US, Broomfield, CO: Stellar Senior Living closes on first JV with $20 million in capital commitments
By McKnight Senior Living, August 11, 2025
Stellar Senior Living has closed on its first joint venture with $20 million in capital commitments. The JV’s initial acquisition is The Grand at Broomfield, a 92-unit assisted living and memory care community in suburban Denver, with plans to expand to 10–15 more acquisitions.
US, Rockville, MD: MHP acquires senior living apartments in Rockville
By Washington Business Journal, August 07, 2025
Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) has acquired the Victory Court senior apartments in Rockville, Maryland, for $24 million. The 86-unit age-restricted community offers affordable housing for residents aged 62 and older, and MHP plans to preserve its affordability long-term while making property upgrades.
US, Alexandria, VA: Goodwin House opens sales center for $340M Alexandria senior living project
By ALXnow, August 13, 2025
The City Council unanimously approved the $340 million Goodwin House Seminary Road project in June. Construction of the two-towered, 14- to 16-story apartment building with 257 units is anticipated to be completed in 2029.
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