Allens has advised Campus Living Villages on the project financing of a new student accommodation facility at Griffith University in Queensland.
The new 11-storey facility, financed through a public-private partnership-style concession framework, is situated within Campus Living Village's existing Griffith University Village and will house an additional 460 students.
'We congratulate Campus Living Villages and Griffith University on this significant new development, which is set to provide a world-class experience for students,' said lead Partner Nicholas Adkins.
'We're seeing an increase in purpose-built student accommodation transactions in the market following a period of low activity in the past few years.
'Our sense is that this is in part due to the resurgence of overseas student numbers following COVID-19 and in part due to universities' desire to be able to offer housing to new students without placing additional pressure on the private housing market.'
Allens is a market leader in the student accommodation sector, having advised both sponsors and financiers on numerous projects across all states and territories in Australia over 20 years.