UK: Urbanite Living has started construction work on a £33 million PBSA development at Jocelyn Square in Glasgow city centre.
The development will provide 169 studio bedrooms to serve the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde.
Robertson Construction Central Scotland has been appointed main contractor to deliver Clyde Court, which is centrally located, close to the River Clyde and adjacent to Glasgow Green. Urbanite and Robertson have carried out a four-month site remediation programme with enabling works to prepare the site for development. CRM Student will manage and operate the building.
Designed by NW Architects, Clyde Court is to offer six storeys of en-suite student accommodation. A significant allocation of amenity space includes two private dinning “MasterChef kitchens”, two social study rooms, a cinema, gym, and breakout spaces with pool tables and cycle store.
Adam Sadler, project director at Urbanite, said: “We are delighted to be able to start construction for this development. This project will help to regenerate an important strategic plot in the city of Glasgow, whilst delivering much needed new residential accommodation. Glasgow is one of the UK’s top university destinations with education space as well as student applications continuing to increase at a rapid pace. It is also one of the top two cities with the lowest privately-owned purpose-built student accommodation for the 2023/24 academic year. With the number of people studying in Glasgow set to rise to 1.75 million, there is currently nearly four students for every student bed in the city.
“Clyde Court will at least go some way to help alleviate that with uncompromising living spaces that is both sustainable and adaptable for the future whilst also supporting health and wellbeing of its occupants,” he added.
