The new development will provide 176 apartments and 78 townhouses, including a mix of 32 affordable homes. The scheme will also include a doctor’s surgery, pharmacy, offices, restaurants, café bars and community space.
The 2.4 hectare site was formerly the Greyfriars campus of Gloucestershire College (Gloscat) before the college relocated to a new waterfront campus in Gloucester Quays in 2007. The 1960s Gloscat tower block was demolished in October 2011.
Greg Smith, chairman of Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company, said: “We’re delighted to see the regeneration of Greyfriars commence as it is a key site in the URC’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ regeneration programme. This event marks an important milestone in the regeneration of Gloucester which has already seen £600m invested since 2006. Like the college’s relocation to the Quays we see Linden’s investment as a catalyst in regenerating the surrounding area”.
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