Plans for a major new student accommodation-led scheme rising up to 25 storeys in the centre of Cardiff have been revealed. Real estate company Topland has begun a pre-planning public consultation on its near 600-bedroom scheme at the site of its existing Friary House building in Greyfriars Road.
The 1960s office scheme is currently around half-empty and includes nightclub Tiger Tiger. Its proposed development would see an 11-storey tower on the existing Friary House site rising to 25 storeys towards the back.
Topland is working with specialist student accommodation developer Colico Living on the project, which as well as providing 399 living units would have retail space on its ground floor. It said its existing property asset, which it has owned for more than a decade, has reached the end of its life as an office location. The proposed scheme has been designed by ECE Westworks Architects.
