Aitch Group has given an update on its delivery of the St James purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Walthamstow, east London. The company has continue to progress the groundworks with Foundation Developments.
The scheme will provide 437 student bedrooms, in a range of units, supporting students’ wellbeing and needs. In addition to offering 35% of bed spaces as affordable.
The development will include several amenities, including entrance breakout spaces, a communal amenity area, varied spaces, games room, creative working and socialising spaces, and a laundry room. Aitch Group is delivering the scheme on behalf of its sister company and PBSA operator – YourTRIBE.
YourTRIBE is redeveloping 80, 85 & 86 Brunner Road, providing PBSA supporting the growing student population of Waltham Forest.
In preparing the scheme, the design team, led by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT), carried out extensive dialogue with planning officers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest and the Design Review Panel (DRP) to ensure the proposals aligned with their vision for the site.
As part of the proposals, a third of the site will consist of a landscaped square providing 477 sqm of public outdoor space, consisting of hard and soft landscaping – trees, flowerbeds, cycle spaces and foot paths. The new public square will be for the use of residents, neighbours and visitors.
In March this year, YourTRIBE secured two development loans totalling £114m from Maslow Capital. The finance has enabled YourTRIBE to deliver two premium PBSA schemes – the St James development and Ravensbourne Wharf in Greenwich.
