Catherine House, on Stanhope Road close to the train station, is a student-led mixed-use scheme designed by McAleer & Rushe and Belfast architect Urban Innovations. McAleer & Rushe and Urban Innovations also advised during the work up and planning stages of the scheme.
The project involves the conversion of the Zurich House office block to provide 405 bedrooms, and the construction of a new purpose-built, 595 bedroom student accommodation block extension with ground floor retail.
The client is Threesixty Developments, formerly known as Knightsbridge Student Housing.
Construction is set to complete in the summer of 2017.
Martin Magee, managing director of McAleer & Rushe Contracts UK, said: “This contract marks an important milestone in the redevelopment of the now derelict Zurich House, which has been an important talisman building for many in Portsmouth. This regeneration will have a significant revitalizing impact of this area around Portsmouth & Southsea station. Our new partnership with Threesixty is leading to further opportunities in development and construction for both companies in the UK and Ireland.
“McAleer & Rushe is also currently working on our first project together. It is an £18m contract to build Threesixty a 356 bedroom 8-storey student accommodation scheme – Back Of The Walls – in Southampton, which is set to complete in August 2016.”
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