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IFC and Sustainable Development Investment Company representatives at the signing ceremony for the OMR38.5 million Islamic green facility supporting the Plaza District at The Sustainable City–Yiti near Muscat.
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IFC Closes US$100 Million Islamic Green Facility With Sustainable Development Investment Company for Muscat Mixed-Use Plaza District

The International Finance Corporation has closed a US$100 million Islamic finance green facility with Sustainable Development Investment Company to fund the Plaza District at The Sustainable City–Yiti in Muscat, marking IFC's first real estate investment in Oman. The 19-building mixed-use development will deliver 1,225 apartments alongside office, retail and community uses within a master-planned community targeting net-zero emissions by 2040.

•International Finance Corporation

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University of Michigan and American Campus Communities representatives prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon at Wolverine Village, marking the opening of the more than $600 million student housing development.
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American Campus Communities and University of Michigan Open $600 Million Wolverine Village Student Housing Development

The University of Michigan and American Campus Communities marked the grand opening of Wolverine Village on Sept. 18, 2026, a $600 million-plus, 2,298-bed residential development on U-M's Central Campus in Ann Arbor. The 750,000-square-foot project, delivered through a public-private partnership, adds five residence halls and an 800-seat dining hall to the university's housing inventory.

•American Campus Communities
A London skyline illustrates QuadReal’s expansion of its $15.4 billion real estate debt platform into Europe, beginning with UK lending and extending to additional continental markets.
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QuadReal Expands $15.4B Real Estate Debt Platform Into Europe With $3.5B Allocation

QuadReal is expanding its global real estate debt platform into Europe, backed by a $3.5 billion regional allocation and £275 million already deployed across five UK loans since October 2025. The firm is targeting the €50 million-to-€80 million loan segment across sectors including industrial real estate, self storage real estate, built-to-rent and student housing.

•QuadReal
Architectural rendering of McLaren Property’s approved 14-storey, 291-bed student accommodation scheme at Sussex Place in Hammersmith, which will include affordable beds nominated to Imperial College London.
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McLaren Property Wins Planning Approval for 291-Bed Student Housing Scheme in Hammersmith, Secures Imperial College London Nominations Agreement

McLaren Property has secured planning approval from the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham for a 291-bed purpose-built student accommodation development at 1–3 Sussex Place, Hammersmith. The developer has simultaneously entered into a nominations agreement with Imperial College London, giving the university access to more than 100 affordable beds at the 14-storey scheme.

•McLaren Property
Linc Housing, National CORE and project partners celebrate the ribbon cutting for Pioneer Village, the newly opened 340-unit affordable housing community in Glendale.
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Linc Housing and National CORE Open 340-Unit Pioneer Village Affordable Community in Glendale

Linc Housing and National CORE have opened Pioneer Village, a 340-unit affordable housing community at 515 Pioneer Drive in Glendale, California, serving seniors and families earning between 30% and 80% of area median income. The project, financed through a layered capital structure including Bank of America construction lending and CalHFA programs, drew more than 7,500 applications for its 340 available homes.

•Linc Housing
A streetscape rendering of The Beverly in Bloomington shows the six-story brick and Indiana limestone student housing community celebrated by Buckingham Companies and Indiana University at its 2026 grand opening.
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Buckingham Companies and Indiana University Open The Beverly, a $81 Million Student Housing Community in Bloomington

Buckingham Companies and Indiana University marked the grand opening of The Beverly on Sept. 18, 2026, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the announcement of a new $200,000 scholarship fund. The six-story, 162-unit community at 400 E. 7th St. in Bloomington represents IU's first public-private partnership for student housing.

•Buckingham Companies
An architectural site rendering illustrates Metro West Collaborative Development’s proposed 65-apartment, six-building affordable housing project at Adams Circle in Devens.
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Metro West Collaborative Development to Build 65 Affordable Apartments at Adams Circle in Devens

MassDevelopment has signed a letter of intent to sell a 6.6-acre site at Adams Circle in Devens to Metro West Collaborative Development, a Newton-based nonprofit that plans to construct 65 affordable apartments across six buildings. The proposal is among the first housing developments enabled by the Mass Leads Act, which removed Devens' longstanding 282-unit residential cap in November 2024.

•MassDevelopment