Urban Living trends for 2022
George Sell
7 January 2022
Reading Time: 11 minutes SAN editor George Sell focuses on six trends which will resonate across real estate and hospitality in 2022.
High Street GRP goes in to administration
George Sell
5 January 2022
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: High Street GRP, a Newcastle-based BTR developer largely funded by retail investors, has been placed in administration. The company
Greystar forms £2.2 billion BTR JV and confirms Fizzy Living acquisition
George Sell
16 December 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Greystar has formed a strategic partnership with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority of up
Apache and KKR secure finance for Hove BTR project
George Sell
10 December 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A JV of Apache Capital and KKR has secured a £157 million debt facility from BentallGreenOak to fund a
Cortland and Harrison Street acquire Birmingham BTR project
George Sell
18 November 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Multifamily developer and operator Cortland has teamed up with investment manager Harrison Street to develop a 440-unit BTR property
Moda Living and KKR form BTR partnership
George Sell
12 November 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Moda Living has partnered with global investment firm KKR to launch a new platform with an initial 5,000 homes.
Oakwood launches US multifamily brand
George Sell
12 November 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Oakwood has announced the debut of Oakwood Living, a portfolio focusing “on multifamily living in the post-pandemic world”. The
Moda partners with Ares for £1 billion suburban BTR roll out
George Sell
5 November 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Moda Living has partnered with investment manager Ares Management Corporation to develop suburban BTR units across the UK. Through
Quinlan to lead Cortland’s European platform
George Sell
4 November 2021
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: US-based BTR investment, development, and management company Cortland has appointed Victoria Quinlan has joined as president – Europe. Based
Urban Living Festival brings blurred lines in to focus
George Sell
29 October 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: This week saw the staging of the inaugural Urban Living Festival in London. The event, held at Tobacco Dock,
Lemon Tree signs all-suite hotel at Saya SouthX
Reading Time: < 1 minute India: Developer Saya Group has partnered with Carnation Hotels Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels, to manage 336 fully-serviced suites at its mixed-use project Saya SouthX in Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh.
Charles Hope Brentford introduces Uber Kiosk
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment property Charles Hope Brentford has launched an Uber Kiosk in its lobby to provide guests with information on local and national transport.
Zoghlin takes CEO role at Duetto
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Revenue management software company Duetto has named board member Alex Zoghlin as its CEO, succeeding David Woolenberg who has decided to step down.
DTZ Investors buys Staycity Edinburgh for £12 million
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Real estate investment firm and asset manager DTZ Investors has acquired the Staycity Aparthotels Edinburgh property for £12 million.
Up close and personal: Siew Kim Beh, CapitaLand and Ascott
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN reporter Claudia Schergna chats with Siew Kim Beh, chief financial and sustainability officer of CapitaLand Investment and managing director for Japan and Korea at The Ascott Limited, about how the lines between hotels, extended stays and aparthotels are blurring, accessibility, sustainability commitments and more.
Airlines reroute and cancel flights as Middle East conflict escalates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Middle East: Airlines are suspending services to the Middle East as rising conflict continues to disrupt key air corridors in the region.
CityBlue Hotels opens Kilua Residences in Mombasa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kenya: CityBlue Hotels has opened its luxury beachfront property Kilua Residences in Mombasa, which caters to both short and long-term stays.
Plans in for Edinburgh 28-room aparthotel on warehouse site
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Scottish property-letting company Eren Properties Scotland Limited has submitted plans to demolish a vacant warehouse at 254 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, and build an 11-unit aparthotel with a total of 28 bedrooms.
Noble Investment Group expands asset management team
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Real estate firm Noble Investment Group has appointed two directors of asset management across its extended stay and upscale select-service platforms.
Louvre opens first aparthotel in Ukraine under TULIP brand
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ukraine: TULIP Hotels & Residences, part of Louvre Hotels Group, has opened its first aparthotel in Ukraine located in Lviv.