First Street to get luxury student flats – Manchester
Vita Student, a joint venture between Chris Oakes’ Huntsmere and Mark Stott’s Select Property, is to buy a plot at First Street in Manchester from Ask to build a £25m apartment block after winning planning consent on Thursday.
The 5plus Architects-designed scheme will contain 279 self-contained flats and a 5,400 sq ft communal area containing a gym, shop and gaming area.
Vita said it will be the only student accommodation of its kind in the city when completed in August 2014 …