CZWG 12-storey student housing block for Arsenal FC gets go-ahead

May 30th 2023 - Posted by

Islington Council has approved a CZWG-designed 284-room student accommodation block for Arsenal Football Club, close to its Emirates Stadium

The 12-storey building at 45 Hornsey Road in north London was approved at a meeting of the Islington Council planning committee last week (22 May).

The scheme for Ashburton Trading, a subsidiary of Arsenal FC, will provide a mix of 281 studio rooms and cluster flats, of which 35 per cent will be affordable …

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iQ acquires and forward funds 1,209-bed PBSA development adjacent to the University of Warwick

May 25th 2023 - Posted by

iQ Student Accommodation (iQ), one of the UK’s leading providers of student housing, which is 100% owned by funds managed by Blackstone, today announces it has agreed to forward fund Topland Vintage group, one of the largest privately owned investment groups in the UK, on the development of a 1,209-bed student accommodation and co-living campus a stone’s throw from the University of Warwick.

iQ will partner with Topland Vintage Group and McLaren Property, one of the UK’s leading PBSA developers, to deliver the development in two phases, with the first phase expected to complete in 2025 and the second phase following in 2026. Planning consent for the campus was approved in December 2022 and construction is due to start at the end of this year.

Adjacent to the University of Warwick’s campus, the development will comprise 1,078 PBSA beds, 131 co-living beds and 6,000 sq ft of retail space. It will provide best-in-class amenities for residents including study lounges, game lounges, a TV lounge, private dining rooms, a gym and yoga studio …

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Plans approved for Alumno’s Rockingham Street PBSA

April 27th 2023 - Posted by

Alumno Group has been granted planning permission for its Rockingham Street purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development, designed by architects Maccreanor Lavington.

The development is located on a challenging vacant triangle of land at the junction of Rockingham Street and Tiverton Street. It includes three adjacent railway viaduct arches in the London Borough of Southwark. Hopes are that the Brownfield constrained site will help to optimise the wider housing delivery targets in the Borough.

The Rockingham Street development will deliver up to 244 student bedrooms over 24-storeys, with two staircases and 67 sqm of commercial spaces at ground floor level …

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Passivhaus Case Study – West Park, University of Exeter

April 4th 2023 - Posted by

University estates are uniquely placed to deliver decarbonisation through their construction activities. As owners of large and complex estates they face challenges and opportunities in the journey to achieving net zero carbon.

–       Globally, 80% of students want their institution to do more on environment issues.

–       1 in 10 responses to the TimesHigher Education survey stated that the “reputation and commitment to sustainability” of a university is the most important factor for them in deciding where to study

–       As of May 2021, 37 Universities have formally declared a Climate Emergency …

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McLaren Property secures planning consent for £70 million St Gabriel’s student accommodation development, Manchester

March 17th 2023 - Posted by

Manchester City Council today granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to national developer McLaren Property, for the £70m redevelopment and restoration of St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge into new high-quality student accommodation, located in Victoria Park Conservation Area, Rusholme, Manchester.

The restoration of the St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge, and associated buildings, designed by SimpsonHaugh, will deliver 319-bed spaces, along with shared amenity space and new characterful courtyards and gardens, for the use of residents …

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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios creates Passivhaus student housing crescents in Cambridge

December 21st 2022 - Posted by

Architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has created a series of crescent-shaped student housing blocks with a CLT structure for King’s College at the University of Cambridge.

Called Stephen Taylor Court, the blocks contain 84 homes for King’s College’s graduate students and fellows that were designed to Passivhaus standards and to have as low a carbon impact as possible.

“Due to the considered material choice, prioritising low-embodied carbon materials, reuse of existing materials, local sourcing and targeting recycled content, and accounting for carbon sequestered in the cross-laminated timber, the project has negative embodied carbon on completion as more carbon has been sequestered in its production than emitted,” Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios partner Hugo Marrack told Dezeen …

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New mixed-use neighbourhood coming to east London

December 13th 2022 - Posted by

The London Borough of Redbridge has unanimously approved plans for a mixed-use scheme in Ilford, East London. Designed by HTA for client Telford Homes, the scheme will deliver 837 new homes and 447 new student bedrooms, all supported by what will be the largest piece of greened public realm in Ilford and activated at ground level by new retail, workspace and leisure spaces …

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Huge new 260-bed block of student flats given planning permission

November 17th 2022 - Posted by

A huge new block of student flats with 260 beds has been given planning permission in St Phillip’s. The six-storey block of flats will be built in an industrial area east of Temple Meads that’s been earmarked for massive regeneration projects over the next few years.

Bristol City Council granted planning permission to developers Watkin Jones and Merrion on Wednesday, November 16, after hearing how student flats would cater for the rapidly expanding University of Bristol. The university is planning to open a new campus nearby …

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Amro Partners invests in student housing project in Spain

October 26th 2022 - Posted by

Amro Partners has bought a new student housing project in Spain alongside joint venture partner Falco Capital.

Amro said the Amro Estudiantes Alicante project has €30m gross development value and will deliver 280 student beds in San Vicente del Raspeig in Alicante. The asset is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025.

Amro, which entered the Iberia purpose-built student housing (PBSA) market in 2018, has so far undertaken transactions across Spain and Portugal totalling 2,500 beds with a €275m gross development value. Amro expects to have a portfolio of 5,000 beds over the next 3 years …

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