{"id":5640,"date":"2025-05-28T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=5640"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:46:31","slug":"mcaleer-rushe-starts-90m-birmingham-student-rooms-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/mcaleer-rushe-starts-90m-birmingham-student-rooms-job\/","title":{"rendered":"McAleer & Rushe starts \u00a390m Birmingham student rooms job"},"content":{"rendered":"

McAleer & Rushe has bagged a \u00a390m contract to deliver an 836-bed student accommodation job in Birmingham for Greystar\u2019s Student Roost brand.<\/p>\n

Work has just started on the Selly Oak site, which was formerly home to a Sainsbury\u2019s supermarket.<\/p>\n

The scheme will deliver 472 studios and 364 cluster bedrooms across two blocks, along with a new medical centre and landscaped public areas.<\/p>\n

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Greystar\u2019s latest scheme is part of Student Roost\u2019s expansion in undersupplied university cities. Birmingham is one of the UK\u2019s tightest student housing markets.<\/p>\n

Daniel Thompson, managing director of UK development at Greystar, said: \u201cSelly Oak is a key location, and we\u2019re investing in its long-term future through a mix of housing, public realm and essential services.\u201d<\/p>\n

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McAleer & Rushe director Darragh Greenan said that the Triangle scheme would include more than 13,000 sq ft of resident amenities such as a cinema, gym, study areas and lounges.<\/p>\n

It is targeting BREEAM \u2018Very Good\u2019 and EPC A ratings with green roofs, solar panels and sustainable materials.<\/p>\n

McAleer & Rushe previously worked with Greystar on the Canvas Wembley student scheme, due to open before the 2025\/26 academic year.<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/okBnThb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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