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UK: iQ Student Accommodation has revealed plans for a 2,500-unit reimagination of its Weston Hall and Pendulum Hotel site on Charles Street in Manchester.
The scheme will deliver five buildings in total, ranging in height from nine to 50 storeys.
A 50-storey element would be delivered in phase one alongside an 18-storey effort and a nine-storey link building. Phase two would see the 32- and 24-storey towers come forward.
Around 0.8 acres of landscaped public realm is planned as part of the development, which also includes amenities including a gym, study lounges, and dining rooms.
All the existing buildings on the site will be demolished to make way for the new plans. These currently provide 528 student beds and 120 hotel rooms.
The redevelopment, if approved, would see a significant densification of the plot, providing a net increase in excess of 2,000 rooms. Planners Turley, SimpsonHaugh Architects. Civic, Planit, and Cumming Group are working on the project.
The site is located between two large Bruntwood SciTech developments; Circle Square on Oxford Road and Sister, the redevelopment of the former UMIST campus into a four million-square foot innovation district.
iQ operates more than 3,600 beds across 10 sites in Manchester.
Highlights:
• iQ Student Accommodation has revealed plans for a 2,500-unit reimagination of its Weston Hall and Pendulum Hotel site on Charles Street in Manchester
• The scheme will deliver five buildings in total, ranging in height from nine to 50 storeys
• All the existing buildings on the site will be demolished to make way for the new plans. These currently provide 528 student beds and 120 hotel rooms
• The redevelopment, if approved, would see a significant densification of the plot, providing a net increase in excess of 2,000 rooms
