A construction giant has hailed progress at a landmark city development that will deliver student housing and family homes.
A drone has caught a sense of the size of the complex that will have 298 student beds, 49 private-rented and 17 affordable residential apartments, with dedicated community space.
The Edinburgh development is the first mix of this kind in UK student accommodation provider Unite Students’ 70,000-bed portfolio.
Called Burnet Point, it will also be Unite Students’ lowest carbon new-build to date, the firm said.
Construction firm Graham said in a project update that the site known as Burnet Point is “progressing quickly with both cranes now erected at the Abbey Lane site”.
The drone operated by Alistair Leith of Graham circles the city site which was formerly an industrial estate.
Unite Students said it is “the UK’s largest owner, manager, and developer of purpose-built student accommodation”, providing homes to students at 158 properties in 23 university towns and cities.
Completion is expected in September 2025.
Work to transform St Andrews picture house into sports bar and cinema to begin
Work to begin the redevelopment of a 1930s cinema in St Andrews is set to start before the end of this year.
The New Picture House Cinema has taken the next step toward its new look after Fife Council approved the operator's alcohol license.
Planning permission was granted in July this year to revamp the cinema which opened in the 1930s. The redevelopment is being carried out to prevent the much-loved local picture house from closure. A-list names including Justin Timberlake and Tiger Woods have already backed the project, which will aim to transform the building and give it a new purpose all while maintaining it’s original use as a cinema.
Affordable worker homes on island filled within a day
Homes built for workers on one of Scotland’s most congested island housing spots have been filled within 24 hours of offers being sent out.
The Arran Development Trust (ADT) said that it was “delighted” to complete the process of finding tenants for 18 affordable homes built at the village of Lamlash on the island’s east coast.
Community organisation ADT launched the project in response to the island’s acute housing shortage, with many local people and vital workers priced out of purchasing a property.
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