Graham begins Unite’s £59m Edinburgh scheme
Left to correct on region are Graham project supervisor Martin Boyle, Unite industrial supervisor Ben Pusey and project supervisor Vicky King, and Graham pre-construction director Anthony Bateman The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever blended-use residential say of its kind by Unite Students, one among the UK’s largest scholar accommodation suppliers. The
The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever blended-use residential say of its kind by Unite Students, one among the UK’s largest scholar accommodation suppliers.
The come will use low-carbon concrete and bushes composite. Carbon lifecycle assessments point out Burnet Point might per chance be Unite Students’ lowest-carbon recent-achieve project.
As well to 298 scholar bedrooms all the plan by cluster and studio residences with communal spaces, Burnet Point will also present 66 one-, two- and three-bedroom residences for hire, including 17 inexpensive items to be managed by Hillcrest Homes.
Tom Brewerton, neighborhood say director at Unite Students, mentioned: “Here is the firm’s first combined say of reason-constructed scholar accommodation, achieve-to-hire and inexpensive housing. We stay up for contributing positively to the coed and deepest condominium market in Edinburgh to support address the provision-query imbalance in town.”
Graham Constructing North regional managing director Gary Holmes added: “Burnet Point is a clear project which prioritises sustainable construction. The query for scholar accommodation continues to grow and the achieve-to-hire market remains buoyant, giving us a sturdy pipeline of projects in the approaching years.”
Burnet Point is scheduled to be performed in September 2025.
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