65 Leman Street

CLIENT

Berkeley First and Student Castle

CONSTRUCTION

£26 million

FACILITIES

390 study room, 227 studio apartments, reception, offices, gymnasium and commercial space

Project Description

10-storey residential scheme 65 Leman Street, set on London’s city fringe is close to many of London’s leading universities and colleges including LSE, Kings College London, Imperial College London, UCL, City University, London Met and Queen Mary University.

The ideal location makes it a perfect Student accommodation development and comprises a main building with basement, ground floor and nine floors above ground including external works, landscaping, building lighting and street lighting.

The basement includes a staff room, laundry, bicycle storage, residents’ gymnasium, music rooms, dance studio and various plant and storage areas. The ground floor comprises a large student reception area, common room and welcoming administration offices for the student accommodation, as well as a commercial demise. An impressive staircase leads up to the first floor landscaped garden courtyard at podium level.

The upper floors provide accommodation for 617 students comprising of 390 en-suite study bedrooms served by shared kitchen/dining rooms, and 227 studio apartments.