More student apartments are proposed in central Glasgow, with a plan to build three high-rise blocks on the site of the former headquarters of the Daily Record and Sunday Mail.
Downing has submitted a planning permission application to redevelop 40 Anderston Quay, Glasgow.
The brownfield regeneration site will include three blocks with 1,135 rooms, alongside a 3,700 sq ft commercial unit. Two of the blocks will accommodate Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) units, whilst the third will be allocated for co-living use.
All three blocks will have their own management suites, ancillary and amenity features, landscaping and extensive public realm.
The site has been selected for its proximity to nine Glasgow educational institutions.
The first of the two PBSA blocks – the scheme’s landmark tower – comprises 551 bedrooms across 29 storeys above ground level and includes an outdoor rooftop terrace.
The second PBSA block will house 282 bedrooms within a ten-storey building above ground floor level and will also include accessible rooftop terraces.
The third block is a 13-storey building above ground level, and includes 302 co-living bedrooms and a ground floor commercial retail space. Occupiers will also have access to rooftop terrace amenity spaces.
Ian Harrison, projects director at Downing, said: “The scheme not only serves to further Downing’s presence in Glasgow, but also as our new landmark Manchester co-living development Square Gardens achieves 98% occupancy upon completion, clearly demonstrating the high demand for this type of accommodation amongst students and young professionals.”
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