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24/01/2017
Construction Work Starts On Student Flats In Belfast
Construction firm Gilbert Ash has started work on a block of student flats in Belfast.
The 474-bedroom development on Great Patrick Street is expected to be completed in August 2018.
The contract is being valued at £22million.
The scheme also includes a ground level retail unit and a landscaped courtyard.
Managing Director of Gilbert-Ash, Ray Hutchinson, said: "We anticipate that the project will support 300 construction jobs over the next year and a half. Alongside the City Quays Hotel in Belfast Harbour, Great Patrick Street represents one of the largest contracts that we have worked on in Northern Ireland in recent years and we are pleased to be working on another major project here."
The project is part of an overall investment of £37m in the development by Olympian Homes.
(CD/JP)
The 474-bedroom development on Great Patrick Street is expected to be completed in August 2018.
The contract is being valued at £22million.
The scheme also includes a ground level retail unit and a landscaped courtyard.
Managing Director of Gilbert-Ash, Ray Hutchinson, said: "We anticipate that the project will support 300 construction jobs over the next year and a half. Alongside the City Quays Hotel in Belfast Harbour, Great Patrick Street represents one of the largest contracts that we have worked on in Northern Ireland in recent years and we are pleased to be working on another major project here."
The project is part of an overall investment of £37m in the development by Olympian Homes.
(CD/JP)
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