GMI Construction Group has secured a contract with Olympian Homes for the construction of a £50m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in York.
The site, on the corner of Westfield Road and Westfield Avenue, is close to Murrayfield Stadium. It has planning permission for a student development that will offer 394-bedrooms, including 48 studios, and a range of cluster apartments, each with between six and nine bedrooms. The development will incorporate landscaped grounds and communal space including breakout study rooms, a games area, gym, cinema and laundry, as well as secure cycle parking for every resident. There will also be a suite that local community organisations can use. The brownfield site is currently unused, having previously been occupied by Sterling Furniture before the company expanded to new premises at Fort Kinnaird Retail Park.