Summary:
- A £200 million hospitality and community venue is being proposed in Edinburgh as The Social Hub announces plans to expand its growing European footprint with a second UK hotel.
- The group, founded by Edinburgh-born Charlie MacGregor, already has a Social Hub in Glasgow’s Candleriggs area and is in advanced negotiations for a plot of land at the former Fountain Brewery site in Fountainbridge, vacant for about 20 years.
- Plans submitted by Montagu Evans and Hawkins Brown propose an investment of about £200m and the creation of up to 100 jobs through the development of a 560-bed facility. This would include extended-stay rooms to ease pressure on Edinburgh’s housing stock, hotel suites, and rooms for students. They also include a co-working space for up to 300 people alongside community event spaces, a gym and wellness facilities, a bar and restaurant, and a fully accessible landscaped space outside.
Original article:
https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2025/11/plan-for-200m-social-hub-on-former-brewery-site/
