Chicago — The Scion Group has announced the acquisition of 32 student housing properties totaling 20,000 beds. Acquisitions were completed in separate transactions through investment partnerships with a Brookfield private real estate fund and with PGIM Real Estate. Twenty-seven of
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Chicago — Core Spaces has announced a number of executive team updates, including the naming of John Wieker as chief financial officer, Brendan Miller as chief investment officer of student housing, and Cliff Payne as chief investment officer of build-to-rent.
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Chicago — Harrison Street has sold two student housing portfolios totaling over 23,000 beds for a combined $1.9 billion. The Chicago-based firm sold a 12-property portfolio totaling 8,182 beds to Global Student Accommodation (GSA) and a 25-property portfolio totaling 15,817
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Chicago — Michael Hales is set to depart his role as president of CA Student Living (CASL). Hales has served in a number of positions within the Chicago-based firm, including chief financial officer and chief operating officer. The company’s board
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Chicago and Charleston, S.C. — Harrison Street has acquired a minority interest in a five-property portfolio of on-campus communities as part of its joint venture with Greystar Real Estate Partners. The five communities total 3,833 beds and are located at
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Chicago — The Scion Group has hired Kenneth Funk as senior vice president of operations. Prior to joining The Scion Group, Funk worked as senior vice president of operations for Great Wolf Resorts and vice president of Walt Disney Theme
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Chicago — Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union has provided over $51 million in financing for three student housing properties located near Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. In
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Chicago — JLL’s Public Institutions division has added Eric Conrad as executive vice president of education. In his new role, Conrad will be responsible for working with the Chicago-based company’s clients and existing teams to drive facilities management, transactions, public-private
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Chicago — Core Spaces has announced a partnership with Grammy-award winning DJ White Shadow, also known as Paul Blair. Through the partnership, Blair has curated music playlists specifically for Core Spaces residents at home and on-the-go through the company’s Lifestyle resident
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Chicago — Blue Vista Capital Management has formed a joint venture partnership with Koramco Asset Management, one of South Korea’s top real estate investment management firms, and a second South Korean institution to acquire core student housing assets across the
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Chicago — CA Student Living has completed four student housing communities totaling 2,241 beds. Deliveries include HERE Atlanta, a 784-bed property located near the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta; Uncommon Flagstaff, a 587-bed community serving students attending Northern Arizona
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Chicago — The Scion Group and PGIM Real Estate have formed a joint venture partnership and completed the acquisition of two student housing communities totaling 1,244 beds. Acquisitions include Verve, a community located near the Rutgers University campus in New
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