Summary:
- Dundee 1881 Limited, which acquired the struggling Keiller Centre in April 2024 for £750,000, has formally submitted plans to Dundee City Council to demolish the ageing shopping complex and replace it with a six-storey, 318-bedroom student accommodation block featuring two commercial units.
- The redevelopment, branded as the ‘Keiller Quarter,’ aims to revitalise the city centre by enhancing the viability of local retail through increased footfall from student residents, addressing the long-term financial and structural decline of the Keiller Centre since its peak in the 1980s.
- Dundee 1881 Limited, incorporated in October 2023 and owned by property director Rory Milne, is positioning the project as a strategic regeneration effort following the centre’s closure in December 2025, marking a significant shift in the site’s use from retail to purpose-built student accommodation.
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