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06/10/2015

Crosslane Opens £18m Student Development

Crosslane Student Developments has opened a new £18 million student accommodation facility in Liverpool.

The Glassworks project features 323 purpose-built rooms in a mixture of en-suite flats and self-contained studio apartments.

The development will be operated by Crosslane's operational platform, Prime Student Living.

Pochins Construction began developing the site, a former glassworks factory, in March 2014.

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The opening ceremony was led by Liverpool MP Louise Ellman; Cllr Malcom Kennedy; James Metcalf, Co-founder and Director of Crosslane, and Andy Whatson, Director of Crosslane Student Developments.

Andy Whatson, Director of Crosslane Student Developments, said: "According to Liverpool council's recently published student accommodation review up to 34,000 students need accommodation in Liverpool every year. We are pleased that we are able to help meet that demand with our newly opened site at Vauxhall Road and are keen to explore other opportunities in this vibrant city."

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