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2025
Marsh Mills, Bristol
With total development costs of £75million, Marsh Mills will be constructed adjacent to the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus, ready for the 2025/26 academic year. Of the 614 beds, half of the rooms have been pre-let to University of Bristol students through a long-term lease agreement.
Burnet Point, Edinburgh
Our new property in Edinburgh will combine student, build-to-rent (BTR) and affordable units – making it the first of its kind for our portfolio.
Burnet Point will also be our lowest carbon new-build to date, It will have 298 student beds, 49 private-rented and 17 affordable residential apartments, and dedicated community space. Completion expected in September 2025 for the 2025/26 academic year.
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2026
Hawthorne House, Stratford
Work is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2023 on the 36-storey, 716 bed scheme in Stratford, London.
The development will incorporate 65,000 sq ft of academic space, which will be occupied by the London Academy of Excellence (LAE) for an initial 35-year term, through the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Freestone Island, Bristol
Our 500 bed Freestone Island development, in Bristol’s Temple Quarter, has total development costs of £73million, and is set to open in 2026.
We’re working in partnership with the University of Bristol through a nomination agreement on the property, which will guarantee rooms for the university’s students. The development will provide 4,500 sq ft of affordable workspace and will be BREEAM Excellent with EPC Ratings of A across the scheme.
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2027/28
Castle Leazes, Newcastle
We’re delighted to announce a joint venture agreement with Newcastle University to develop a 2,000-bed property. The long-term partnership will see us demolish the university’s existing Castle Leazes building and construct new student accommodation, for delivery in 2027 and 2028.
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2028
Meridian Place, Stratford
We’ve received planning committee approval to build a 952-bed east London property. The Stratford development, next to Meridian Steps near Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, is a 41-storey tower targeted to complete in 2028. The construction of a new entrance and exit to Stratford Underground Station is also part of the plans, providing a positive benefit to the local community by helping to alleviate passenger congestion and improve the area’s infrastructure.
We aim to have a development pipeline of more than 2,000 beds per annum,
creating high-quality accommodation in prime locations.
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New Bristol property is on track for this year
Our newest Bristol property is on track to open in time for the new academic year in September.
We’re making great progress on Avon Point, our highly anticipated student accommodation development on Feeder Road. The 623-bed property will open right in the heart of one of the UK's largest regeneration projects, later this year.
Situated next to the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter campus, and close to Bristol Temple Meads, Avon Point will be ready for the 2025/26 academic year. It is designed to support the next generation of students with high-quality living, social, and study spaces.
The roof is on, external work is being finished and you can now see how some of the bedrooms, kitchens and communal areas will look!
With total development cost of £75million, Avon Point will feature an on-site gym, dedicated study spaces and a direct partnership with the University of Bristol – half of the rooms will be let to their students.
This development is a key part of our mission to create inspiring spaces where students can thrive.
The building’s operational energy levels have been reduced through a ‘fabric first’ approach, which prioritises building elements including walls, roofs, floors, windows, and doors, to create a high-performance, energy-efficient building.
Energy efficiency has been considered during design and build phase through to the manufacturing of materials and their transportation to the site, as well as their installation and use throughout the operational lifecycle of the building. Air source heat pumps and solar panels are also being installed.
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Our London property reaches new heights
Work on our new 719-bed Stratford property is progressing well as it reaches new heights.
Hawthorne House, in Stratford, will be 36 storeys and is set to open for the 2026/27 academic year.
The £185 million property, which is replacing former office block Jubilee House, includes a 65,000 sq ft sixth-form academy, the London Academy of Excellence, over eight floors, which will be in place for an initial 35-year term.
Unite Students is the capital’s largest student accommodation operator and is committed to adding more beds to meet rising student demand while easing housing shortages.
Newcastle University
We’re delighted to announce a joint venture agreement with Newcastle University to develop a 2,000-bed property. The long-term partnership will see us demolish the university’s existing Castle Leazes building and construct new student accommodation, for delivery in 2027 and 2028.
Joe Lister, our CEO, said: “Unite Students is uniquely positioned to help address the shortage of student homes through our long-standing and trusted university relationships, best-in-class operating platform and in-house development capability.”
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We work with long-standing contractor partners from the outset of each development. This ensures they are an integral part of the development team, contributing to design, risk mitigation and costing throughout the project. By taking this integrated approach, we are able to deliver accommodation schemes with market leading build costs and shorter lead-times without compromising quality.