{"id":879819,"date":"2025-12-23T00:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/mclaren-construction-to-build-160m-manchester-student-scheme\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T00:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:11:45","slug":"mclaren-construction-to-build-160m-manchester-student-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/mclaren-construction-to-build-160m-manchester-student-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren Construction to build \u00a3160m Manchester student scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<article dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:edb39e00-9f72-4af7-a1e2-dda989b04e9d-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"aa38ccfb-1c82-4904-bf02-89a587e0b77c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<p data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"220\">McLaren Construction Midlands and North has been appointed by its property arm as main contractor on a \u00a3160m student accommodation project in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"347\">The two divisions are working together for the second time in the city, having previously collaborated on St Gabriel\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"683\">The L&#038;G-funded Upper Brook Street development, near the University of Manchester, will deliver 737 student bedrooms across two towers of nine and 23 storeys.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"683\">It includes 288 studios and 449 cluster bedrooms along with a gym, fitness studio, and shared study and social spaces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"974\">The project site lies within the Oxford Road Corridor and aims to achieve BREEAM Excellent, EPC A, and Platinum Wired Score ratings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"974\">Plans also include a community facility, a caf\u00e9 and new public realm with landscaping and tree planting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1198\">Early works are under way with piling and ground clearance completed and both tower cranes installed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1198\">Slip-form rigs are expected to be in place before the end of 2025, with the concrete frame due to begin early next year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1384\">The concrete frame will be built using fully prefabricated unitised panels incorporating brickwork and windows.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1384\">Bathroom pods supplied by Walker Modular will also be installed offsite.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1444\">Completion is expected in time for the 2028 academic year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1446\" data-end=\"1755\">McLaren Construction Midlands and North regional director Luke Arnold said the project would showcase \u201cmodern methods of delivery and meaningful social value\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1886\" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node><em>Source: McLaren announcement<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/mclaren-construction-to-build-160m-manchester-student-scheme-22-12-2025\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Ben Vogel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLaren Construction Midlands and North has been appointed by its property arm as main contractor on a \u00a3160m student accommodation project in Manchester. The two divisions are working together for the second time in the city, having previously collaborated on St Gabriel\u2019s Court. The L&amp;G-funded Upper Brook Street development, near the University of Manchester, will<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":879820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2808,23210],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-879819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-construction","8":"category-mclaren"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=879819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}