Fusio Group has selected Aleer & Rushe to build 420 new residences at a seven-storey purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Liverpool.

The scheme will transform the vacant Hondo supermarket site, located on Upper Duke Street in Liverpool's'‘Knowledge Quarter', and runs adjacent to the Ropewalks Conservation Area and Liverpool Cathedral, which have significant historical and cultural importance.

Construction has commenced on site and completion expected by June 2025, in advance of the 2025/26 student intake, delivering high quality accommodation and amenity space for students in the city centre.


Ideally located opposite the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) and within walking distance of both the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, the building will provide an unrivalled space for students including a recording studio, half basketball court, fitness studio, library and zero waste shop.

Designed to a BREEAM Very Good rating, the scheme will also provide ample external landscaping features such as two private courtyards, a private dining area, outdoor bar and performance stage and a serene area for yoga, meditation and study.

The leading design and build contractor will use offsite manufacturing techniques in the delivery of this project utilising light gauge steel frame structures and bathroom pods to deliver increased efficiency on site, reducing material deliveries and carbon emissions. This will allow McAleer & Rushe to achieve programme savings in the delivery of the scheme.