GRAHAM starts £33m Glasgow PBSA

GRAHAM has begun construction of £33 million purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Glasgow, aimed at boosting investment in the city.

Graham will deliver 321 self-contained studio apartments for developer Artisan Real Estate and Homes for Students, the UK’s largest independent student management company.

The existing office building on the site, which has remained unoccupied since 2019, has now been demolished and substructure works are now progressing following the completion of piling. 

The development is scheduled to finish in summer 2026.

The development will also provide a range of additional facilities and amenities, including:

• Dedicated reception
• Study rooms
• Common areas
• Gym
• Cinema room
• Roof terraces
• Dedicated internal cycle storage for 160 bikes

GRAHAM recently started work on Belfast’s first-ever Passivhaus-certified student accommodation, valued at £46 million.

Gary Holmes, Regional Managing Director at GRAHAM Building North, said: “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.”

Artisan’s Development Director for Scotland David Westwater said: “There is a demonstrable need for high-quality purpose-built student accommodation 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.”