Construction of 'high-quality' student accommodation in Glasgow city centre is underway.

Award-winning developer Artisan Real Estate and Homes for Students are partnering with building contractor GRAHAM to create the £33million development which will provide 321 self-contained studio apartments.

The new student housing will be located at 292 - 298 St Vincent Street.

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The site was previously home to an office building, which has been unoccupied since 2019 and has now been demolished. 

(Image: Supplied) The developers say substructure work for the new accommodation is now progressing following the completion of piling.

Artisan Real Estate also said the multi-million-pound development is expected to be completed in Summer 2026 and will provide 'purpose-built student accommodation with a range of additional facilities and amenities'.

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This includes a dedicated reception, study rooms and common areas together with a gym, cinema room, roof terraces and internal cycle storage for 160 bikes.

David Westwater, Artisan’s Development Director for Scotland, said: “The site is in a superb city centre location, within easy walking or cycling distance to a number of higher and further education establishments within the city.

“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.

"We will actively work with our neighbours to make the development an active and integral part of the local area, providing opportunities for our neighbours to share communal meeting spaces.”

(Image: Supplied) Gary Holmes, Regional Managing Director at GRAHAM Building North, added: “It is fantastic to work with Artisan Real Estate to deliver attractive student residences within Glasgow city centre to alleviate the continued demand.

"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."

The completed development will be managed by Homes for Students.

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Martin Corbett, Chief Executive Officer of Homes for Students said: “We are proud to be working closely with Artisan Real Estate to ensure this will be a best-in-class, purpose-built scheme.

"We will be creating high-quality accommodation and amenities for students to enjoy, providing an exceptional user experience using the skills of our property team to foster and support student wellbeing whilst closely integrating with the local community.”