The doors have opened to allow the first students to take up residence at the keenly awaited Opal 1 Dundee student accommodation scheme and not only is the development fully-let for 2010-11 but developer and owner, Opal Property Group, even has a substantial waiting list!
Construction company, Ocon, a specialist in student accommodation schemes, completed the 498 en-suite bedroom development on time and to budget in time for the 2010/2011 students to start moving in on 11th September. The £19.75 million project is the first to be completed by Ocon in Scotland and is the latest in an impressive portfolio of student accommodation schemes, which includes current projects in Exeter, Loughborough and Sussex.
Managing Director of Ocon, Andy Barker and chairman and Managing Director of Opal Property Group, Stuart Wall, were joined at the development by Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Abertay Dundee, Professor Bernard King CBE, and former World Champion long distance runner, Liz McColgan MBE, to celebrate the official completion of Opal 1 Dundee on Friday 17th September. An Olympic silver medallist, Commonwealth champion and winner of Tokyo, London and New York Marathons, Liz is a native of Dundee and was delighted to be given the honour of unveiling a plaque at the new student accommodation scheme to commemorate its official completion.
Liz commented: “This area of Dundee was at the centre of the city’s industrial past as a textile centre and with this new student accommodation development it will also be at the centre of the city’s future, providing a home for students based in the city as they take their first steps towards careers in the digital and creative industries.”
