£70m scheme for University of Southampton student halls in city centre
A proposed flagship office development to headquarter a major international firm in the heart of Southampton could now become a £70m village for 1,000 students.
Developers, in partnership with the University of Southampton, want to build three blocks of student flats up to 15 storeys high at the boarded up Mayflower Plaza site off Commercial Road.
The student village, complete with a gym, small supermarket, 400 cycle racks and basement parking, would face the council’s Civic Centre and new £15m SeaCity Museum. …