More new student flats will be coming to Leeds city centre as plans for luxury studios are approved.
Merrion Street will become the new home of 88 student studios at the site of the former Mayaimi Bar, a nightclub. Work is due to start this summer so students can move in from 2024.
The new student flats will be complete with a gym, lounge, cinema room, laundry facilities and an en-suite for each room.
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Mayaimi Bar opened in 2012 on Merrion Street with an extensive cocktail list but it has since closed down.
The building is part five stories, part seven stories and part nine stories, and will also house cycle spaces, two premium studios, four accessible ones and a reception area.
The new scheme was designed by Brewster Bye Architects for Urban Developments (York) Ltd - and will run under the latter's 'Engage' student brand.
The student flats sit close to the Merrion Centre at 26-34 Merrion Street.
Mark Henderson, from Brewster Bye Architects, said: “This is the second purpose build student accommodation scheme we have designed and successfully achieved planning for with Urban under the Engage brand, following the approval of a large-scale development in Nottingham city centre.
“It’s a great location for students, in the very heart of Leeds, and our design sees the building step down in height and complement the surrounding streetscape. With ground floor glazing that creates an attractive and continuous street frontage on Merrion Street, our scheme will mirror the frontage of neighbouring The Merrion Project and really add to this part of the city centre.”
Nick Gould from Urban Developments (York) Ltd, said: “We have worked closely with the owner of the site, Mahmood Mazhar, to find a viable use for this vacant plot, which sits between the city’s universities and key retail areas.
The scale, form and position of the building were all praised in the planning officer’s report, which stated that it would enhance the conservation area, as well as providing much needed student accommodation and local employment opportunities during construction and the subsequent operation as a student scheme.”
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