Student housing development gets underway in Leicester
Work has begun on the construction of new homes in Leicester city centre for students at DeMontfort and University of Leicester.
Tiger Developments and construction company nmcn are behind the scheme in Castle Street, which will see a two storey 1960s office block make way for 125 student bedrooms across 20 cluster flats and 3 one-bedroom studio flats.
The development, which was granted planning permission by Leicester City Council in November 2018, will be operated and managed by the Tiger Developments associated company Host.
Keith Dean, senior development manager at Tiger Developments, said: “This is a great opportunity to regenerate this part of Leicester City Centre, replacing a largely empty office block with secure, modern and much needed homes for students, many of whom will be living away from home for the first time.
“We are delighted to be delivering our second major development in Leicester, which is one of the UK’s most diverse cities and has a thriving international student community.”
Nick Banks, operations director for the building business unit at nmcn, said: “The ceremony marks the continuation of our partnership with the client team and it is great to see the whole team together to mark the start of this prestigious scheme and be part of regenerating this historical part of Leicester.”
