ARCHITECT-DESIGNED student homes are set to breathe new life into Nottingham's Eastside.
This new development by Trent Pads Limited will take a disused factory site at the junction of Curzon Street and St Marks Street and create accommodation for 46 students.
Designed by Nottingham architects Maber, the scheme is fully let for 2013/14.
Christened Six Degrees, the complex will offer modern student living in a vibrant location from £99 per bedroom with all bills included.
Taj Ubhi, of Trent Pads, said: "We have been delighted by the interest in the development, which is just five minutes' walk from Nottingham Trent University."
By replacing a long-vacant factory with residential accommodation, the development is expected to inject new life into an area dominated by disused industrial buildings.
Maber director Nick Keightley said: "We hope this development will act as a catalyst for further regeneration in the area and the wider Eastside."
Set to open in September, the development has apartments set around a central, private courtyard. The four-storey building includes seven, six-bedroom apartments and one four-bedroom apartment with all bedrooms en suite.
Steve Brown, director of Nottingham project and cost managers WT Partnership, said: "We have been involved in a number of student accommodation projects across the Midlands, and we are delighted to be part of the team on this scheme for high-quality university accommodation in our own city."
The scheme features thermal and photo voltaic panels to provide hot water and on-site electricity, while the site's sloping topography has been used to maximise privacy.