Go-ahead for London student tower and migration museum

Aaron Morby 2 years ago
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Developer Dominus has secured permission for a £130m mixed-use project in the heart of the City of London as it aims to become the Capital’s largest developer of student accommodation.

Purpose-built student accommodation development will also house the £15 million permanent home of the first-ever Migration Museum for Britain.
Purpose-built student accommodation development will also house the £15 million permanent home of the first-ever Migration Museum for Britain.

The 21-storey building at 65 Crutched Friars close to Fenchurch Street in the Square Mile will house nearly 770 student bedrooms, 35% of which will be classed as affordable housing.

Designed by Danish architect 3XN, the scheme will also create a new permanent home for the Migration Museum, currently based in Lewisham, over three floors including exhibition and event space, a cafe and shop.

Demolition plans for the existing 5-storey, 1980s office building at the site were drawn up by Cantillon although no demolition or building contractor has been signed up yet for the 4-year build programme on the 295,000 sq ft scheme, which is expected to have a development value of around £240m.

 

The main building is stepped with five roof terraces to reduce visual impact at street level

Dominus principal director Jay Ahluwalia said: “Getting these plans approved is a huge moment as we cement our position in the PBSA sector.

“When we started out back in 2011, the goal was to build a real estate business that wasn’t only scalable and fast-growing, but was philanthropic at heart, going above and beyond to improve people’s lives.”

Dominus is helping to fund a £15m relocation of London’s Migration Museum – currently temporarily housed in a shopping centre in Lewisham

It follows Dominus’ project at 61-65 Holborn Viaduct, a 644-unit student accommodation development.

Over the last 10 years, Dominus, led by brothers Husnell, Preet, and Jay Ahluwalia, has completed 35 projects and now has 16 more currently in development.

Building on its hotel expertise, it is now expanding significantly into student accommodation and the build-to-rent market, as well as plans to set up a new investment fund.

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