B+K inks £274m Newcastle student campus rebuild

Gateway 2 approval has now been secured from the Constructing Security Regulator, clearing the way in which for the alternative of the ageing Sixties advanced with 2,009 new scholar rooms throughout a sequence of two to nine-storey blocks.

It ranks as B+Ok’s second main scholar undertaking to attain Gateway 2 this month following approval of a over 500-bed scheme in Bristol.

The Norr Architectural-designed Fortress Leaze scheme will likely be delivered in two phases.

Part one will present 788 beds prepared for the 2028/29 tutorial 12 months, with the remaining rooms following in time for the 2029/30 consumption.

B+Ok started demolition and enabling works in June 2024 and says it has already generated £9.6m of social worth by way of native employment, provide chain spend, group initiatives and coaching alternatives.

North East and `Scotland regional director Ed Besford mentioned: “Fortress Leazes is a landmark redevelopment undertaking and we’re delighted to be supporting our long-standing purchasers Unite College students and Newcastle College.

“Our crew labored laborious to assist the Gateway 2 course of and we’re happy to have been given the inexperienced gentle, marking our third approval from the regulator in six months.”

Two weeks in the past the contractor’s Western crew secured Gateway 2 sign-off for the 22-storey Temple Attain PBSA improvement, which it is going to ship for developer Cubex.

The 22-storey scheme will present 531 scholar rooms alongside 4,300 sq ft of workspace on a former industrial website near the River Avon, serving to hyperlink the College of Bristol’s Enterprise Campus with the waterfront.