Student accommodation specialist Urbanest has secured planning permission for a £200m mixed-used development in the heart of the City of London.
The Vine street scheme in EC3 will create 643 new student homes alongside affordable offices and innovation space for King’s College London.
A new exhibition space, offering public access to a preserved section of London’s original Roman wall, has also been created in partnership with the Museum of London, alongside 75,000 sq ft of commercial offices and 10,000 sq ft of incubator space for start-ups.
As part of the redevelopment, significant new public space will be created on Jewry Street with a new east-west pedestrian route, enabling pedestrians to cut through the site whilst having a view into the exhibition space.
Mark Morgan, Chief Executive Officer at Urbanest, said: “Vine Street supports our strategy of delivering high quality student housing at a range of price points across prominent locations in central London and the blend of innovation space, supporting start-ups, will create an exciting culture of collaboration.
“The development is in the centre of the former Londinium, an important and historic part of the capital’s heritage.
“The public exhibition space we are creating in partnership with the Museum of London, will ensure that everyone can enjoy the Roman Wall, and be a part of the community we hope to foster alongside our university partners at KCL, for years to come.”
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/07/26/green-light-for-major-city-of-london-student-scheme/
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