{"id":3506,"date":"2019-02-28T08:42:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2019-02-28T08:42:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:42:14","slug":"bk-restarts-stalled-leeds-hotel-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/bk-restarts-stalled-leeds-hotel-project\/","title":{"rendered":"B&#038;K restarts stalled Leeds hotel project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bowmer &amp; Kirkland has restarted work on the stalled Hilton hotel project that stopped midway through construction with the collapse\u00a0of builder GB Building Solutions three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The half-finished scheme has been redesigned by developer\u00a0Select Property,\u00a0which will invest \u00a356m to turn the site into 273 student flats, under its Vita Student brand.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Stott, CEO of Select Property Group, said: \u201cFor us, finding the right locations for our residences is key and we\u2019ve done just that with Portland Crescent and St Alban\u2019s Place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"161795\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconcreteshow.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ukcs 320x260 2019 NEW 2S.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The project near the Leeds Arena was to be a\u00a0206-bedroom Hilton hotel\u00a0and marked GB Building Solution&#8217;s first major foray into development.<\/p>\n<p>But the firm collapsed in May 2015 leaving the project unfinished as a concrete frame.\u00a0The project was part-funded by a taxpayer-backed loan of \u00a34.8m from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"165527\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conquest.ltd.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction_enquirer%26utm_campaign%3Dconstruction_enquirer_ad+%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Conquest-Advert-White-Footer.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"93789\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.constructionline.co.uk%2Fevents%2F\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Constructionline-MTB-GIF.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/2TlSiUH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowmer &amp; Kirkland has restarted work on the stalled Hilton hotel project that stopped midway through construction with the collapse\u00a0of builder GB Building Solutions three years ago. The half-finished scheme has been redesigned by developer\u00a0Select Property,\u00a0which will invest \u00a356m to turn the site into 273 student flats, under its Vita Student brand. 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