November 28 2024

Graham Construction has broken ground on Glasgow's latest student accommodation development, replacing a former office block at 292-298 St Vincent Street.

The contractor, acting on behalf of Artisan Real Estate and Homes for Students, will deliver 321 self-contained studio apartments for the £33m project.

Artisan’s development director for Scotland David Westwater said: “There is a demonstrable need for high-quality purpose-built student accommodation in the city, especially for individual studio apartments. The more longer-term student market we are targeting will bring energy and investment to the city centre and ensure deliverability of a superbly designed development to replace the existing office block which had remained vacant for the last five years.”

Scheduled to complete by summer 2026 the Hawkins Brown design includes provision for roof terraces, a gym and internal storage for 160 bikes.

The development stands alongside the A-listed St Columba Gaelic Parish Church, which will be converted into an events venue.

10 Comments

#1 Posted by EM0 on 28 Nov 2024 at 09:37 AM

The visuals I seen were for a green tower. What is the terracotta reference? Thanks

#2 Posted by UR on 28 Nov 2024 at 10:01 AM

It's a reference to the use of green/teal/turquoise terracotta cladding.

#3 Posted by Bob Smith on 28 Nov 2024 at 10:01 AM

Good to see this end of time getting a bit of love.

#4 Posted by EM0 on 28 Nov 2024 at 11:18 AM

Ah, that's a shame, a terra-cotta colour would have complimented the red of the church next door!

#5 Posted by Rab on 28 Nov 2024 at 13:42 PM

"Get ye up the greenie"

#6 Posted by George on 28 Nov 2024 at 13:52 PM

Great news, some student housing being built in Glasgow! Feels like one day we will all live in a student flat at this rate.
Or I suppose with the quality of some of them we can pencil in demolition for 5 years time

#7 Posted by Fat Bloke on Tour on 28 Nov 2024 at 14:36 PM

£33mill figure -- what exactly is the project?
Is it the build cost -- what the contractor is being paid?
And is this a soup to nuts figure including soft furnishings?

Or is it the total project cost including land acquisition / planning / design / build / interior fit out?

Finally -- anybody running a book on what the weekly rent will be?

Could be a very competitive market come 2027 never mind 2030.

#8 Posted by Spike on 28 Nov 2024 at 20:27 PM

A green tower in this part of the city?
Don't think this is the correct design solution??

#9 Posted by Sven on 29 Nov 2024 at 10:07 AM

There are more Chinese over 50 than under it. Given the economic crisis in India and Nigeria, moves with tighter visa restrictions, who is the market going to be for these flats? They are far from any university.

#10 Posted by Bob Smith on 29 Nov 2024 at 10:21 AM

is the Glasgow School of Art not just over the road ?

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