Dec 2, London

The tallest tower in London’s main financial district to open 2010 won’t house bankers or office workers - it’ll be a student dormitory. The 33-story building’s owner is Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity company. Blackstone entered the U.K.’s student-housing market 2005 and has so far invested more than 400 million pounds ($665 million)...more