Downing Plaza
Height: 60m tallest
Floors: 18 tallest
Architect: Ian Simpson
Developer: Downing Developments
Development Details:
- 18 storey building containing a 183 bed hotel and 102 serviced apartments
- 10 storey non-residential educational institution
- Three buildings of 8 to 11 storeys containing 81 student accommodation units
- 5 to 7 storey non-residential educational institution or office building (Superseded)
- 10 storey student accommodation building
Phasing*
Phase 1: NUBS (Block B/ 10 Fl/ U/C)
Phase 2: Student Accommodation (Blocks C,D,E/ 8/10/11 Fl)
Phase 3: Offices (Block F/ 7 Fl) (Superseded) / Student Accommodation (Block F/ 10 Fl)
Phase X: Hotel & Apartments (Block A/ 18 Fl)
*May have changed.
Official description from Downing:
As the largest planning application to be granted in Newcastle for a generation, Downing Plaza signals a high water mark for the city’s regeneration.
The £200 million development is transforming the former Scottish and Newcastle Brewery into six new iconic buildings designed by the acclaimed Ian Simpson Architects. Featuring 200,000 sq ft of offices, a 183-room hotel, a 462-bed student village and extensive retail space, the scheme will form a impressive gateway to Newcastle City Council’s Science Central masterplan.
Downing Plaza has achieved a record-breaking commercial pre-let of 100,000 sq ft with Newcastle University Business School.
http://www.downing.com/mixeduse/showdetails.asp?recordid=88
Downing Plaza Planning Application: http://planningapplications.newcastle.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?previousCaseUprn=004510117572&previousCaseType=Property&activeTab=summary&previousKeyVal=000WLHBSLI000&previousCaseNumber=000WLHBSBU000&keyVal=K3H4HVBS01I00
Sandman Signature Planning Application: http://planningapplications.newcastle.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=KTS1DOBS00D00
General Images:
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Building A
Status: Approved
Height: 60m
Floors: 18
Use: Hotel & Apartments
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Building B
Status: T/O
Height: 45m
Floors: 10
Use: Education
Website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/about/facilities/newbuilding.htm
Elevations:
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Photo by Stamford
Photo by Stamford
Building C
Status: Under Construction
Height: 40m
Floors: 11
Use: Student Accommodation
Website: http://www.centrallink.co.uk/
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(MIDDLE)
Photo by Stamford
(ON LEFT)
Photo by newcastlephotos.blogspot.com
Building D
Status: T/O
Height: 40m
Floors: 11
Use: Student Accommodation
Website: http://www.centrallink.co.uk/
Elevations:
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Photo by Stamford
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Photo by Stamford
Building E
Status: T/O
Height: 30m
Floors: 8
Use: Student Accommodation
Website: http://www.centrallink.co.uk/
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(ON LEFT)
Photo by Stamford
Building F (Superseded)
Status: Approved
Height: 25m
Floors: 7
Use: Office
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Building F
Status: Proposed
Height: 30m
Floors: 10
Use: Student Accommodation
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Sandman Signature
Status: Under Development
Height: 40m
Floors: 11
Use: Hotel
Elevations:
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(ON LEFT)
Photo by newcastlephotos.blogspot.com
Photo by Stamford
Latest News:
Work starts on city's £30m student village
May 26 2010 by Peter McCusker, The Journal
WORK has started on the second phase of a £200m scheme designed to breathe new life into the former Scottish and Newcastle Brewery site.
Property group Downing has started construction of a £30m student village at the site in Newcastle city centre as part of its flagship Downing Plaza scheme. Phase one – a 135,00sq ft office building – is already well under way.
The new development, adjacent to St James’ Park football ground and bounded by Wellington Street and Heber Street, will feature 519 en suite student bedrooms, spread across three 10-storey buildings.
An additional 8,000 sq ft of ground-floor retail space will also be created, providing a frontage on to Heber Street.
The student village will be located next to 135,000 sq ft of offices and teaching space, which has been pre-let by Newcastle University Business School.
The scheme is being constructed by Downing’s in-house contracting division, George Downing Construction (GDC), and is scheduled for completion in August 2011, ready for the city’s new student intake the following month.
Paul Houghton, director at Liverpool-based Downing, said: “There’s a clear demand for high-quality student accommodation in Newcastle city centre and Downing Plaza will deliver a safe, fit-for-purpose student cluster in the heart of the city.
“Students make a massive contribution to the cultural, social and economic fabric of a city and the market for student housing is strong and relatively stable, having experienced robust rental growth in the past five years.
“Downing Plaza will provide the perfect base for generations of young people to enjoy the best Newcastle has to offer in terms of education and city living.”
The £200m Downing Plaza scheme is designed to regenerate a four-acre site in Gallowgate, with six buildings designed by Manchester-based architects Ian Simpson.
Future phases of the scheme will include shops, an additional 100,000 sq ft of offices, a 183-bed hotel and a building with 102 serviced apartments.
Newcastle-based storeys:ssp are agents for the scheme. The plaza will act as the gateway to the Science Central area in Gallowgate.
This £500m, 19-acre scheme has been earmarked for research, business and education facilities plus new offices, homes, shops and restaurants.
Canadian developer Northland Properties are also working at the former Gallowgate headquarters of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries where it is creating a 169-room hotel – the Sandman Signature. This building is the last remnant of the Scottish & Newcastle Breweries on the site.
http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/commercial-property-north-east/news/2010/05/26/work-starts-on-city-s-30m-student-village-51140-26519094/
Height: 60m tallest
Floors: 18 tallest
Architect: Ian Simpson
Developer: Downing Developments
Development Details:
- 18 storey building containing a 183 bed hotel and 102 serviced apartments
- 10 storey non-residential educational institution
- Three buildings of 8 to 11 storeys containing 81 student accommodation units
- 5 to 7 storey non-residential educational institution or office building (Superseded)
- 10 storey student accommodation building
Phasing*
Phase 1: NUBS (Block B/ 10 Fl/ U/C)
Phase 2: Student Accommodation (Blocks C,D,E/ 8/10/11 Fl)
Phase 3: Offices (Block F/ 7 Fl) (Superseded) / Student Accommodation (Block F/ 10 Fl)
Phase X: Hotel & Apartments (Block A/ 18 Fl)
*May have changed.
Official description from Downing:
As the largest planning application to be granted in Newcastle for a generation, Downing Plaza signals a high water mark for the city’s regeneration.
The £200 million development is transforming the former Scottish and Newcastle Brewery into six new iconic buildings designed by the acclaimed Ian Simpson Architects. Featuring 200,000 sq ft of offices, a 183-room hotel, a 462-bed student village and extensive retail space, the scheme will form a impressive gateway to Newcastle City Council’s Science Central masterplan.
Downing Plaza has achieved a record-breaking commercial pre-let of 100,000 sq ft with Newcastle University Business School.
http://www.downing.com/mixeduse/showdetails.asp?recordid=88
Downing Plaza Planning Application: http://planningapplications.newcastle.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?previousCaseUprn=004510117572&previousCaseType=Property&activeTab=summary&previousKeyVal=000WLHBSLI000&previousCaseNumber=000WLHBSBU000&keyVal=K3H4HVBS01I00
Sandman Signature Planning Application: http://planningapplications.newcastle.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=KTS1DOBS00D00
General Images:
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(Latest)
(Superseded)
(Latest)
Building A
Status: Approved
Height: 60m
Floors: 18
Use: Hotel & Apartments
Elevations:
Renders:
Latest Photos:
N/A
Building B
Status: T/O
Height: 45m
Floors: 10
Use: Education
Website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/about/facilities/newbuilding.htm
Elevations:
Renders:
Latest Photos:
Photo by Stamford
Photo by Stamford
Building C
Status: Under Construction
Height: 40m
Floors: 11
Use: Student Accommodation
Website: http://www.centrallink.co.uk/
Elevations (Right):
Renders:
Latest Photos:
(MIDDLE)
Photo by Stamford
(ON LEFT)
Photo by newcastlephotos.blogspot.com
Building D
Status: T/O
Height: 40m
Floors: 11
Use: Student Accommodation
Website: http://www.centrallink.co.uk/
Elevations:
Renders (Right):
Latest Photos:
(ON LEFT)
Photo by Stamford
(ON RIGHT)
Photo by Stamford
Building E
Status: T/O
Height: 30m
Floors: 8
Use: Student Accommodation
Website: http://www.centrallink.co.uk/
Elevations (Right):
Renders (Left):
Latest Photos:
(ON LEFT)
Photo by Stamford
Building F (Superseded)
Status: Approved
Height: 25m
Floors: 7
Use: Office
Elevations:
Renders (Right):
Latest Photos:
N/A
Building F
Status: Proposed
Height: 30m
Floors: 10
Use: Student Accommodation
Elevations:
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Latest Photos:
N/A
Sandman Signature
Status: Under Development
Height: 40m
Floors: 11
Use: Hotel
Elevations:
Renders:
Latest Photos:
(ON LEFT)
Photo by newcastlephotos.blogspot.com
Photo by Stamford
Latest News:
Work starts on city's £30m student village
May 26 2010 by Peter McCusker, The Journal
WORK has started on the second phase of a £200m scheme designed to breathe new life into the former Scottish and Newcastle Brewery site.
Property group Downing has started construction of a £30m student village at the site in Newcastle city centre as part of its flagship Downing Plaza scheme. Phase one – a 135,00sq ft office building – is already well under way.
The new development, adjacent to St James’ Park football ground and bounded by Wellington Street and Heber Street, will feature 519 en suite student bedrooms, spread across three 10-storey buildings.
An additional 8,000 sq ft of ground-floor retail space will also be created, providing a frontage on to Heber Street.
The student village will be located next to 135,000 sq ft of offices and teaching space, which has been pre-let by Newcastle University Business School.
The scheme is being constructed by Downing’s in-house contracting division, George Downing Construction (GDC), and is scheduled for completion in August 2011, ready for the city’s new student intake the following month.
Paul Houghton, director at Liverpool-based Downing, said: “There’s a clear demand for high-quality student accommodation in Newcastle city centre and Downing Plaza will deliver a safe, fit-for-purpose student cluster in the heart of the city.
“Students make a massive contribution to the cultural, social and economic fabric of a city and the market for student housing is strong and relatively stable, having experienced robust rental growth in the past five years.
“Downing Plaza will provide the perfect base for generations of young people to enjoy the best Newcastle has to offer in terms of education and city living.”
The £200m Downing Plaza scheme is designed to regenerate a four-acre site in Gallowgate, with six buildings designed by Manchester-based architects Ian Simpson.
Future phases of the scheme will include shops, an additional 100,000 sq ft of offices, a 183-bed hotel and a building with 102 serviced apartments.
Newcastle-based storeys:ssp are agents for the scheme. The plaza will act as the gateway to the Science Central area in Gallowgate.
This £500m, 19-acre scheme has been earmarked for research, business and education facilities plus new offices, homes, shops and restaurants.
Canadian developer Northland Properties are also working at the former Gallowgate headquarters of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries where it is creating a 169-room hotel – the Sandman Signature. This building is the last remnant of the Scottish & Newcastle Breweries on the site.
http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/commercial-property-north-east/news/2010/05/26/work-starts-on-city-s-30m-student-village-51140-26519094/