New images have been released of a £30 million student flats development in Leicester.
BusinessLive reported last year how the former Reynard House office building in Welford Road had been bought by Study Inn as part of plans to redevelop the site for student accommodation.
Now Study Inn has unveiled a new CGI image showing the development could look.
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The seven-story student block will contain 267 bedrooms which will be a mixture of studios and en-suite serviced apartments.
The building is just a three-minute walk from De Montford University's main campus.
Construction on the multi-million pound scheme - which see the overall square footage of Reynard House increased by 50 per cent to 73, 550 sq ft - is well underway, with opening scheduled for September 2022.
Jack Jefferson, acquisitions director at Study Inn, said: "We are very pleased to add another fantastic city to our fast-growing portfolio.
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"As both a developer and an operator, it is testament to our confidence in the continuing purpose-built student accommodation letting ability in Leicester."
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Study Inn Group is a luxury hotel-style student accommodation owner. It operates sites in Bristol, Loughborough and Nottingham and is currently building properties in Exeter and Leeds.
The Leicester facility will include on-site management, room cleaning and linen services and communal facilities such as study space, a wellness spa, sauna, steam room and hot beds as well as a gym, yoga studio, big screen cinema room and an atrium conservatory.