Summary:
- Blacklight Capital Partners has appointed AC1 Construction to complete a £19m, 202-bed student accommodation project in Liverpool, marking AC1’s first major projects contract and increasing bedspaces by 38 from previous plans.
- The development involves finishing an unfinished, façade-less 8-10 storey building off Devon Street, with AC1 targeting site start next year and completion for the September 2028 student intake, pending Gateway 2 approval.
- This project is Blacklight’s third Liverpool scheme, following its 2022 acquisition and rebranding of the 574-bed Natex scheme as Limelight, and its role in completing the stalled 999-home Aura development.
Original article:
https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/contractor-appointed-for-202-bed-liverpool-pbsa/
