Market Monitor Digest

(Week 43/2025)

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October 24, 2025 BONARD Market Monitor team

Student Housing & Co-Living

Italy, Bari: The former Bonomo Military Hospital in Bari will be a University Residence

By Affari Taliani, October 17, 2025

The new functions envisaged, in particular, will concern the construction of a university residence for approximately 416 students, accommodation for visiting professors and doctoral research students, and office spaces for Adisu Puglia, with annexed spaces for archive use.

Read more (affaritaliani.it)

France, Paris: Greystar expands French portfolio with 257-unit residence

By IPE Real Assets, October 20, 2025

Global rental housing investor buys the asset in Courbevoie.

Read more (realassets.ipe.com)

Sweden and Finland: Brookfield and The MESH Group acquire Nordic housing portfolio

By IPE Real Assets, October 21, 2025

Pair buy six newly constructed Unity Living-branded assets across Sweden and Finland.

Read More (realassets.ipe.com)

Germany, Berlin: Amro Partners and Aviva Investors launch PBSA platform in Germany

By Amro Partners, October 22, 2025

The Partnership will initially target a portfolio of 3,000 student beds, expected to represent in excess of €500 million in gross asset value (‘GAV’), which we intend to reach over the next three years. We have already secured our first project, acquiring a prime site in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin to develop a €60 million scheme comprising 200 student rooms with amenities.

Read More (amropartners.com)

UK, London: Moda acquires £300 million Hammersmith office-to-PBSA site

By Estates Gazette, October 23, 2025

Moda Group and Aermont Capital have signed a deal to acquire a 200,000 sq ft office in Hammersmith to convert into a £300 million purpose-built student accommodation scheme. Malaysian investor Eastern & Oriental is looking to dispose of the adjoining sites located at Thames Tower on Blacks Road and Landmark House on Hammersmith Bridge Road.

Read More (estatesgazette.co.uk)

Built-to-Rent

UK, London: Go-ahead for £1.7bn Lewisham town centre overhaul

By Construction Enquirer, October 17, 2025

Developer Landsec has got the planning green light to redevelop 1970s-built Lewisham shopping centre in south London into a new town centre district around an urban meadow.

Read More (constructionenquirer.com)

Denmark, Copenhagen: Barings buys Copenhagen project in Second Danish real estate investment

By IPE Real Assets, October 20, 2025

Manager buys the 30,000sqm Smedeland 28 residential project for US insurer

Read More (realassets.ipe.com)

UK, London: Plans approved for 2,800 homes on Lewisham shopping centre

By Inside Housing, October 22, 2025

Commercial landlord Landsec has received approval to build over 2,800 homes on the site of a shopping centre in Lewisham.

Read More (insidehousing.co.uk)

Senior Living

Spain: StepStone and GREYKITE complete €1.5 billion recap of Vitalia senior housing portfolio

PERE News, October 16, 2025

StepStone Real Estate and GREYKITE acquired a majority stake in Vitalia, Spain’s second-largest care home operator, through a €1.5 billion recapitalization—the country’s biggest senior housing deal in a decade.

Read More (perenews.com)

Australia, Narrabeen: Indigo by Moran unveiled as $220M luxury coastal retirement village

By The Weekly Source, October 20, 2025

Retirement by Moran plans a $220 million redevelopment in Sydney’s Narrabeen, featuring 149 independent living units and premium wellness amenities. The oceanfront community, Indigo by Moran, will be the operator’s largest to date. The project signals rising demand for resort-style senior housing in Australia.

Read More (theweeklysource.com.au)

US, Kalamazoo, MI: $87M expansion breaks ground at Friendship Village

By MLive, October 22, 2025

Friendship Village launched a major $87 million expansion, adding 76 independent living units and a 40-bed skilled nursing center. The project also includes new dining venues, campus upgrades, and renovations to assisted living.

Read More (mlive.com)

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