An exciting project that will deliver contemporary new accommodation for students is underway in Nottingham.
Located on Russell Street, the 210-unit development is situated on a former industrial site directly in between Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. The £6.3 million development is being constructed by Ocon Construction and will comprise a mixture of studio apartments and en-suite study bedrooms arranged in four, five and six room clusters. Each of the room types will have an associated kitchen/living/dining space.
Other facilities include a reception area, common room and a laundry.
The building has been constructed in two four-storey blocks, one of which is L-shaped and the other is rectangular. The development features a lightweight steel frame with prefabricated brick panel cladding, which has ultimately removed the need for scaffolding.
External works will include limited car parking space and ample external secure bicycle storage.
Raj Shah, CATSUP Ltd, said: “This is a speculative development so we need to ensure that it is ready in plenty of time for the new student intake and that it will be of a quality standard that will appeal to students from both of Nottingham’s universities.
“Having already worked with Ocon Construction, we were confident that they had the expertise to deliver to these criteria and their experience of the sector and of Nottingham has already proved an immense help in securing planning for the development.”
Nigel Athorn, Ocon’s Project Manager, added: “This scheme is indicative of the solutions-driven approach we take to working with our clients, enabling a scheme to progress from site acquisition to completed building. We will be using the same team that we recently used on our successful Chettles Yard project and look forward to a similar positive outcome.”
As a company that specialises in fast track design and build schemes, Ocon have produced over 10,000 student rooms in the last five years and currently have a further 2000 in progress. As a result, the company has accrued a formidable reputation within the student accommodation market. This extensive knowledge base has been diversified in order to focus on other room-based projects, including: hotels, residential schemes and care homes for both private and public sector clients.
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