Providing a home away from home
Our first development project in the student accommodation market is helping to ease the shortage of premium direct let student living space in the UK's capital.
Assam Place Project summary
Client
Aldgate Developments Limited
Project value
£110m
Key partners
HKR Architectural Services Ltd, Jones Lang LaSalle
Services provided
Construction management, Project and programme management, Consult, Construct
Sectors
Locations
UK and Europe, UK - London and south-east England
Project timeline
- Start date
- August 2011
- End date
- December 2014
Project story
Blending a historic landmark building with a new 18-storey tower in the centre of London’s most exciting cultural quarter was always going to be a challenge. But by working collaboratively as developer, project manager and contractor, we brought together expertise from across Mace to restore and radically transform Assam Place.
Our team turned the Grade II listed former brewery come whisky warehouse into a high-specification mixed-use development, combining luxury student accommodation and premium commercial space. The result is a new type of accommodation for students at the heart of the city where the worlds of finance, technology, media, art, and fashion meet to form a dynamic and creative hub.
Assam Place marked our first step into the world of development and therefore played a vital role in shaping the future of our wider business.
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“In Assam Place, the team at Mace did a brilliant job of developing an asset that balances historic preservation and the sophisticated amenity and living spaces required by residents today.”
“The success of Assam Place demonstrated exactly what we can bring to the market and is testament to the development and delivery teams working successfully together, sharing our in-depth knowledge of the sector, to create a world-class facility.”
“This project has been hugely rewarding for us, working on the redevelopment of a historic building in the heart of the city. It has certainly been challenging for us to update the building and ensure it delivers the facilities required by the 21st century student market.”
