Developer Artisan Real Estate and independent student management company Homes for Students are partnering with building contractor GRAHAM to progress construction on a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow.
The £33m development will comprise 321 self-contained studio apartments. Amenities will include a dedicated reception, study rooms, common areas, a gym, cinema room, roof terraces and dedicated internal cycle storage for 160 bikes.
“The site is in a superb city centre location, within easy walking or cycling distance to numerous higher and further education establishments within the city.
“There is a demonstrable need for high-quality PBSA in the city, especially for individual studio apartments.
“The more longer-term student market we are targeting will bring energy and investment to the city centre and ensure deliverability of a superbly designed development to replace the existing office block which had remained vacant for the last five years.
“We will actively work with our neighbours to make the development an active and integral part of the local area, providing opportunities for our neighbours to share communal meeting spaces.”
David Westwater, Development Director for Scotland, Artisan Real Estate
Located at 292-298 St Vincent Street, the existing office building on the site, which has remained unoccupied since 2019, has now been demolished and substructure works are progressing following the completion of piling.
“It is fantastic to work with Artisan Real Estate to deliver attractive student residences within Glasgow city centre to alleviate the continued demand.
“Now that GRAHAM is on site, our team look forward to bringing the development out of the ground, breathing life back into a currently vacant site.
“This will help to aid wider regeneration efforts in the city, helping to retain its reputation as an attractive destination for both local and international students.”
Gary Holmes, Regional Managing Director, GRAHAM Building North
The new PBSA development by Artisan Real Estate and Homes for Students is scheduled for completion in summer 2026 and will be managed by Homes for Students, which currently has 40,000 beds nationwide and a strong regional presence across Scotland.
“We are proud to be working closely with Artisan Real Estate to ensure this will be a best-in-class purpose-built scheme.
“We will be creating high quality accommodation and amenities for students to enjoy, providing an exceptional user experience using the skills of our property team to foster and support student wellbeing whilst closely integrating with the local community.”
Martin Corbett, Chief Executive Officer, Homes for Students
Recently, GRAHAM also began works on the first Passivhaus PBSA scheme in Belfast and topped out at a Glasgow city centre development, reaching full height at 36 metres.
