Ecclesall Road's £32 million student village gets green light Posted by: Paul Stimpson 17th January 2018

The huge student accomodation on Ecclesall Road will take just 18 months to complete

The £32 million 'Eccy Village' student development will get underway at the end of the month, as organisers aim for an August 2019 opening.

'Eccy Village' will house 237 apartments, in a nine storey building, on the former site of the Gordon Lamb car dealership on the corner of Napier Street and Summerfield Street.

Plans for the village have been in the works for a while, with planning permission secured for a much larger project agreed in 2012.

The village, which will house shops, cafes and restaurants as well as hundreds of new students for the 2019/20 academic year, is being built by Northampton construction company Winvic.

Director of Winvic Mark Jones said: “Our team have been working with the client, fund and design team over the last year.

"We’re delighted to have secured this project, which is due to commence on site this month for delivery in August 2019."