Bournemouth PBSA Celebrates Key Milestone

Celebrations were held to commemorate the topping out of a new 206-bed PBSA on 17a Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.

The topping out was celebrated by Tiger Developments, Shore Construction and Host, one of the largest providers of student accommodation in the UK.

Due to be completed in September, the site is located on Bournemouth University's Lansdowne campus. Bookings are being taken for the 2023 academic year.

The location is walking distance to university buildings on Lansdowne Campus, and accessible to the Talbot Campus via public transport and cycling. Facilities in the accommodation will include a communal lounge, a games area, communal study spaces, a gym, as well as rooftop gardens and and outdoor courtyard.

Spread across three tiered blocks, the accommodation consists of 178 cluster beds and 28 studio beds ranging in price from £175 to £235 pppw.

John Nesbitt, managing director at Tiger Developments and Host, said: "We are delighted to have reached this important milestone in the development of this new student accommodation for Bournemouth.

"This will be a fantastic place for students to live and, in line with the increasing popularity of the town and its universities as a place to study, we are already seeing a lot of interest in the rooms.

"We look forward to completing the development later this year, at which stage our highly experienced team at Host will take over the day-to-day operation and management of the accommodation and ensure students receive a warm welcome in September."

Shore Construction's managing director, James Hobden, said: "The finished development in the East Cliff Conservation area, will be clad in a mixture of brick and fibre cement rainscreen and incorporates a feature tower to the front elevation with fluted terracotta cladding in three different earthy colours.

"The building will also feature solar panels and air source heat pumps, helping it to a achieve a Very Good BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) sustainability rating."