PROJECT: VITA Leeds
LOCATION: Leeds City Centre
SECTOR: Student Residential
STATUS: Complete
END CLIENT/DEVELOPER: Select Property Group
MAIN CONTRACTOR: Bowmer+Kirkland
MEP VALUE: £4.6M
SCOPE OF WORKS:
Construction of a 16-storey, 310-bed luxury student accommodation block in Leeds city centre.
VITA Leeds was developed by converting a partially constructed building originally intended for hotel use. The building’s partial construction dictated the need for 63 room variations which is unusual in the student accommodation sector, where repeat layouts are commonplace.
KEY POINTS:
- Design and build contract
- 63 room variants
- Rooftop plantroom
- Highly serviced high-rise development
- Fully sprinklered – residential grade sprinkler system to all rooms and studios
- Logistically challenging city centre site
