University housing provider Unite has received the green light for a 41-storey student skyscraper in Stratford, among the tallest buildings of its kind in the world, as providers seek to build up to solve the capital’s dramatic shortage of dedicated student digs.
The tower at Meridian Square, which will host almost 1000 students, is set to complete in 2028. It’ll top out higher than the current tallest student building in the world, Nido Spitalfields, but a building currently underway in Leeds, set to complete in 2026, is set to be even taller. It will be a centrepiece in Stratford’s fast-changing timeline, rivalling Manhattan Loft Gardens and the Stratford Yards North Tower for the title of the tallest building in Newham.
