{"id":9234,"date":"2025-11-24T16:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:46:48","slug":"glasgows-skyline-set-for-29-storey-student-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/glasgows-skyline-set-for-29-storey-student-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow\u2019s skyline set for 29-storey student tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Downing has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to redevelop 40 Anderston Quay with over 1,100 student and co-living rooms on the banks of the Clyde.<\/p>\n<p>The brownfield plot, which was formerly home to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail HQ, is earmarked for a 29-storey landmark student rooms tower of 550 bedrooms and a rooftop terrace.<\/p>\n<p>A second 10-storey student building adds another 280 rooms with a 13-storey co-living block of 300 studios above ground-floor retail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"124439\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hudsoncontract.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/hudson oct.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"s9\">Ian Harrison,<\/span><span class=\"s9\"> Projects Director at Downing, said that the d<\/span>esigns pay homage to Anderston\u2019s heritage, using red brick to nod to the area\u2019s industrial and textile past and white brick to reference the old Daily Record building.<\/p>\n<p>Downing is targeting BREEAM Excellent with heat pumps, PV panels and high-performance fa\u00e7ades cutting energy demand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"488804\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creaghconcrete.com%2Fproducts%2Fspantherm%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE-spantherm.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"501391\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ivorking.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Construction Enquirer IK Advert V4.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/ylerEtU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Downing has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to redevelop 40 Anderston Quay with over 1,100 student and co-living rooms on the banks of the Clyde. 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