Ocon wins £5m student flats contract

Manchester-based Ocon Construction, a subsidiary of Opal Property Group, has been appointed to build a new student accommodation block in Liverpool city centre.

Work on the £5m scheme, designed by architects Lewis & Hickey, will start this month on behalf of Liverpool-based Westville Developments. The flats are being constructed for students from the University of Liverpool.

An outdated pub, retail units and bedsits located at 114-126 London Road will make way for five storeys of student accommodation, ground floor retail and office space and basement parking …

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