A NEW 614 bed student accommodation complex has begun construction in Coventry.
Crosslane Student Developments is announcing that it has started building the new purpose-built student accommodation development on Friars’ Road in Coventry.
The company says the site is located at the junction of Friars’ Road and St Patrick’s Road, within the Coventry Ring Road.
It is in the south of the city centre.
It is to be placed near the city’s most popular shopping locales including The Precinct, Smithford Way and Coventry Market, in addition to tourist attractions such as Coventry Cathedral and the famous statue of Lady Godiva.
Developers say the site is a short walk from the main campus of Coventry University as well as being very close to the city’s mainline train station which offers regular bus services for students attending Warwick University.
It hopes the development will take less than two years to complete and is scheduled to be finished before the start of the 2019-2020 academic year.
Coventry University is one of the fastest growing universities in the UK, with this year’s student numbers eight per cent higher than 2016 and 50 per cent higher than in 2011.
The increase in the student population has boosted the city’s economy and Coventry council has committed to a £300million City Centre South redevelopment project.
This development in a prime location will satisfy some of the rapidly increasing demand for student accommodation in Coventry, freeing up homes which could be occupied by the city’s families.
