
Market Monitor Digest (week 14/2025)
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Student Housing & Co-Living
UK, London: Rosethorn and Barings pay CLS £100 million for south London PBSA scheme
By Property Week, April 01, 2025
Sale of Vauxhall scheme will help repay loans on two other CLS properties in London.
Australia, Newcastle: University of Newcastle appoints contractor to build new student accommodation
By University of Newcastle, April 02, 2025
Situated on the corner of Civic Lane and Worth Place, the proposed new building will accommodate up to 445 beds, offering students an inner-city living experience while injecting new life and vibrancy into the Honeysuckle precinct area in Newcastle.
Global: Spain, the market with the greatest potential for investing in student housing, according to Bonard
By Eje Prime, April 02, 2025
2% of operators and investors in this subsegment are targeting the Spanish market, while they place Germany in second place (with 33.8%) and Italy in third (at 29.7%), followed by the United Kingdom and Canada.
US, Huntsville : Tailwind Acquires Texas Student Housing
By MHN, March 31, 2025
Tailwind Group has acquired Connection at Huntsville, a 288-unit, 792-bed student housing community in Huntsville, Texas. This marks the firm’s third acquisition of the year.
US, Tempe: TriPost Partners with Invesco Real Estate Income Trust Inc. to Acquire Minority Equity Stake in Class A Student Housing Community The Carmin in Arizona
By Yield Pro, March 31, 2025
Located at 1000 East Apache Boulevard in Tempe, Arizona – just steps from the Arizona State University campus – The Carmin is a Class A, 384-unit, 833 bed, student housing property that offers studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments.
BTR
Spain: The Government of Aragon is putting out to tender public land in Teruel to build 90 rental homes
By el Periodico, March 31, 2025
The Government of Aragon has launched the process to award a public land concession in Teruel—located at 8 Calle Italia—with the goal of building and operating at least 90 affordable public rental homes. The initiative, promoted by the Department of Public Works, Housing, Logistics, and Territorial Cohesion, responds to the need to expand the community's subsidized housing stock, especially for young people and groups with difficulties accessing decent housing.
The Netherlands: Start of construction of 189 homes in Oud-Woensel
By Studio 040, March 31, 2025
Construction has started on 189 apartments in the Gildebuurt in Oud-Woensel. These are rental and owner-occupied homes that will be built on the site where a furniture company used to be.
UK: HUB and Bridges acquire Southwark office site for living development
By Be News, March 31, 2025
HUB and Bridges Fund Management have acquired 42 Southwark Bridge Road in London for £36 MLN with a view to repurposing the 100,000 sq ft office site into a residential-led development. The structure of the existing vacant office building, which is no longer fit for purpose, will be retained and upgraded to deliver low-carbon homes.
UK: Barings secures circa £100 MLN funding for major Leeds residential scheme
By CoStar, March 31, 2025
Global investment manager Barings has secured a £96.7 MLN debt facility for a forward funding deal to develop a 618-apartment residential scheme on Kirkstall Road near Leeds city centre.
Senior Living
US: IRA Capital Lands $58M for Seattle Senior Housing Community
By Multi-Housing News, April 02, 2025
IRA Capital has obtained $58 million in financing for Quail Park of Lynnwood, a 253-unit senior housing community in Lynnwood, Wash. JLL Capital Markets secured the three-year, floating-rate senior loan.
US: Phorcys Capital Partners acquires hunt trace senior living, expanding senior living exposure to Florida
By Globe Newswire, April 01, 2025
Phorcys Capital Partners, LLC (“Phorcys”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hunt Trace Senior Living (“Hunt Trace”), a 114-unit assisted living community located just west of Orlando in Clermont, Florida. The community was acquired through a court-appointed receivership sale for an undisclosed amount.
US: JLL, HJ Sims Arrange $239.7M in Tax-Exempt, Taxable Bond Financing for Three-Property Seniors Housing Portfolio in Arizona, California
By ReBusiness Online, April 01, 2025
JLL and HJ Sims have arranged $239.7 million in tax-exempt and taxable bond financing for the Integrated Senior Foundation — Ativo Portfolio, a seniors housing portfolio in Arizona and California. The portfolio includes 430 independent living, assisting living and memory care units.
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