Second Nido scheme successfully negotiated

Monday 8, February 2010

ISG has successfully negotiated its second student accommodation project for The Blackstone Group, taking a £14 million project to build a Nido student residence in Notting Hill.

Following the success of ISG's £120 million Nido Spitalfields project, which is scheduled for completion in late summer 2010, the contractor has now picked up the 272 bed scheme at the corner of Kensal Road and Alderson Street.

The project sees the demolition of an existing single-storey and part four-storey mixed use building on the site, which is adjacent to the Grand Union Canal. A sheet piled retaining wall will be installed to protect the canal tow path and ISG will carry out a reduced level dig to level the sloping site.  A seven-storey reinforced concrete frame structure will then be constructed, which features an internal courtyard area at first floor level. The 89,294 sq ft building will accommodate 233 rooms, including twin bed apartments, single studio units and specially designed disabled rooms. Off site manufactured bathroom pods and kitchen units will be used throughout the development, which also aims for a BREEAM very good rating thanks to efficient roof mounted air source heat pumps and a green sedum roof with bat box habitats. At ground floor level, ISG will build a gym, lounge area and six individual work space units.