Plans to replace Hants music venue with 13-storey tower to be considered
A decision could this week be made on plans to demolish and replace a popular music venue in Southampton with a 13-storey student accommodation tower. Planning permission for the proposed development of Firehouse and 10-12 Pound Tree Road was initially secured way back in 2019.
Leeds firm to build £50m York flats project
The Leeds-based company will build 275 units in a four-storey building covering 80,000 sq fit. Facilities will include a gym yoga studio, games room, co-working and group dining areas. To recognise the site’s history there will also be a cinema.
Does building size make a difference to the student accommodation experience?
There is a growing body of evidence that the design of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) impacts both the student experience and student wellbeing. We...
10 points to note on today’s HEPI/Unipol report on student accommodation costs
These 10 points summarise the comments made by Nick Hillman, HEPI Director, at the launch of the interim Student Accommodation Costs survey in central London this morning.
B&K seals £130m Manchester student towers
The Echo Street project will deliver over 1,200 rooms next to Vimto Park in the Whitworth Street Conservation zone, next to the gateway of Piccadilly and the North Campus of the University of Manchester.
Vacant property to be converted into student accommodation
Secured loans business, Assetz Capital, has provided a development facility to deliver a PBSA scheme in Bradford. The £2.99m facility will be used to extensively refurbish an existing building at Laisteridge Student Village, Bradford city centre.
Simon Harris to announce €434m plan for 2,700 low-cost student housing beds
More than 2,700 affordable student accommodation beds will be built on college campuses across the country under a €434m government-backed construction programme.
Downing swaps out co-living for student flats in Manchester
The final phase of the developer’s £400m First Street residential scheme will be delivered as PBSA rather than co-living due to a “significant increase in demand” for student beds. Downing is to submit a revised application seeking permission from Manchester City Council to deliver a 28-storey tower comprising 555 student beds instead of 322 co-living units.
TJ Morris plans next phase of Liverpool redevelopment
The discount retailer is seeking permission to deliver 250 student beds on a plot next to TJ Hughes’ Hughes House and Audley House sites, which already have consent for a combined 700 apartments.
HUB and Harris Associates launch Shore Station PBSA in Leith
Investment agency Harris Associates with developer HUB and funding partner Bridges Fund Management have launched Shore Station – a new 632-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) opportunity in Leith, Edinburgh.
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