£50m regeneration scheme takes a step closer
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure has topped-out at Project Medius, the £50m regeneration scheme in Leicester.
The firm says the concrete frame on the 10-storey Novotel hotel has been completed and work has begun on the outside façade cladding. The internal fit out of the hotel is also underway, with one sample room now installed.
Works on the office block are also on track, with internal fit outs underway and 85% of the cladding now in place.
The occasion was marked with the signing of a concrete column onsite, with the City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby and several members of the Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure team in attendance on the day.
Set over a four-and-half-acre site, Project Medius is being built for Leicester-headquartered property group, Charles Street Buildings (CSB).
The site, located off Vaughan Way, will feature two hotels. The Novotel has 154 bedrooms, including executive rooms and suites, a gym, banqueting facilities, meeting rooms and a ground floor feature bar and restaurant. The six-storey Aparthotel Adagio will offer 95 studio or one bed apartments.
The development will also provide 35,000 sq ft of space in a new five-storey office, a new public realm area called Great Central Square and a major highways and traffic management scheme.
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure’s work is taking place alongside the regeneration of the former Leicester Central train station and creation of a new car park for the hotels and office, which CSB is undertaking itself.
Richard Frape, project director at Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, said: “We’re incredibly pleased to reach this important milestone as we move ever closer to delivering this exciting project for the people of Leicester.
“Project Medius is set to play a central role in revitalising this area of the city. We look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts with everyone involved over the coming months as we deliver this once in a generation scheme.”
