Clegg Construction has topped out the £35 million Steel City student accommodation development in Sheffield.

The project involves the construction of 350 housing units across a number of sites at Hollis Croft (West Bar), adjacent to the University of Sheffield's Engineering Faculty.

When complete, the Future Generation development will feature modern, high quality accommodation (townhouses, apartments and studios) and networking facilities, including a roof top Sky Lounge.

Future Generation Chairman, Andrew George Southern said: "We have reached the highest point of the building, so we are celebrating with everybody who worked towards getting to this point.

"This was a very complicated site to develop on, the construction was particularly difficult as there are many different level changes. We currently have around 70 workers on site at the moment, with 200-300 people involved from start to finish both in pre-planning and construction, making it a three-year project as a whole.


"Developments like this in the city centre mean that houses along Ecclesall Road can be released back to local families - purpose-built student accommodation like this works for Sheffield and can only benefit the city.

"There will be a grand opening and celebration in the 'Sky Lounge networking hub' where you will get panoramic views of the city. We hope that this space will be a place where the students can learn, interact and network with each other. 

"We have also signed a partnership with Les Mills Fitness Studios and hope to bring health and fitness to the students who will be living here in the future," he added.

Clegg Construction is working on the building after design plans were drawn up by Sheffield-based architects Axis Architecture.

Simon Blackburn, Clegg Construction Managing Director, said: "This is one of the biggest projects we have worked on in recent years and it is testament to the reputation we have built in delivering high quality student accommodation developments across the UK."

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