Blackpool construction firm starts second part of £27m student scheme

Create Construction has teamed up with Bricks Capital for a third time, to build Phase 2 of its Salford Quays project under the ‘true’ brand.

Bricks Capital is a privately-owned property group specialising in development, management and investment, operating across hotel, student and co-living sectors.

Its true student accommodation brand already operates over 3,500 beds across the UK.

Phase one of the development at Discovery Quay, with a contract value of around £27m, will complete and be ready to welcome its first guests this month and comprises of a split between suites and shared apartments, with 402 student bedrooms.

Close to Media City and The Lowry Centre at Salford Quays, and with easy tram access to Manchester City Centre, the building will provide a coffee shop, fully-equipped gym, library, lounge, media and gaming area, plus a double-story festival zone, complete with a ‘true slide’ for the student guests to enjoy.

The second phase of the development, costing more than £31m, will offer 457 more student beds, extra communal and lounge spaces and will double the facility’s footprint with an additional 14,200m 2 of living space.

Work starts on site soon, with completion due in Q3 2022, ready for students studying at Salford and Manchester Universities and other higher education institutions in the area.

Whitehills-based Create Construction is also currently working on another 706-bed ‘true’ student project for Bricks Capital at Morfa Road, Swansea, which will be ready for student intake next September.

Paul Mathison, CEO of Create Construction commented: “Our partnership with Bricks Capital is going from strength to strength, as they share the same core values of integrity collaborative and ‘easy to do business with’.

"We are looking forward to another successful partnership in the delivery of this next phase of our Discovery Quays project in Salford, an important part of the exciting regeneration of the city.”