The 7-storey building to be built on Upper Duke Street in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter will be provider Fusion’s first student residence in the city.

The scheme will transform the vacant Hondo supermarket site when completed in June 2025.

Peter Devlin, contracts director at McAleer & Rushe, said the firm will use light gauge steel frame structures and bathroom pods to deliver increased efficiency on site, reducing material deliveries and carbon emissions.

The building will include a recording studio, half basketball court, fitness studio, library and zero waste shop.

Designed to a BREEAM Very Good rating, the scheme will also provide ample external landscaping features such as two private courtyards, a private dining area, outdoor bar and performance stage and a serene area for yoga, meditation and study.

McAleer & Rushe has now successfully delivered over 11,500 purpose-build student accommodation units across the UK and Ireland, including in Liverpool, with another 2,500 under construction.