Sunderland University has revealed plans for a multi-million pound student village, comprising of over 500 hundred new multi-functional rooms, state of the art facilities and an on site bar, café, shopping and social space.
The project co-insides with the universities plans to regenerate The Forge student accommodation with the help of student accommodation provider U-Student.com. Work has begun on phase one of the development, with the second phase due to commence in August.
The university hopes the launch of the green village will provide a unique safe and secure energy efficient space for students to relax and catch up with friends as well as providing all the essentials via an on site convenience store.
The news of the redevelopment comes after the university launched their new SU venue, North Shore. The venue took the place of Campus, which closed down last year. The university is positive the new student village will be a huge success and have assured students it will be well worth the wait.
The project is expected to cost £12million, similar to that of the new CitySpace building situated next to the university’s city campus. The village is set to open in September 2011 and will create hundreds of jobs for the North East’s construction industry.
Daniel Pharoah
