Topping out of new 836 bed Portsmouth Student accommodation

K2 Consultancy together with Unite, the UK's operator of purpose built student accommodation and the contractor RG Group, celebrated the topping out of Greetham Street accommodation in Portsmouth. 

The topping out represents the completion of the structural construction phase of the new 836 bedrooms, 24 storey Portsmouth development. 

When the property opens for the 2016/17 academic year, it will bring a vibrant and culturally diverse community of students to the heart of Portsmouth.  The scheme consists of two plots of land and will have a concrete bridge going over the highway with eighteen stories above Unite. This site is located next to the main railway line into Portsmouth.

The property is made up of 75 studios and 85 flats with 5-10 bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms. It boasts panoramic views across Portsmouth City Centre. 
The 19th floor provides a common room with views over the City and the Isle of Wight. 

In addition, to a ground floor entrance and common room, there is a storage facility for the City Council Market traders. The construction works commenced in November 2014 and set to be delivered by Autumn 2016.

Unite has been using K2 Consultancy to Project and Cost manage the 0.77-acre site. 

Chris Sorenti, Senior Project Manager for Unite said: 

“The completion of the new Unite development in Portsmouth will represent a significant addition to our portfolio. This new scheme will support our ambition to grow our market share of competitively priced student accommodation in Portsmouth where demand exceeds supply.  It has been a pleasure to work with K2 Consultancy, who have strived to deliver outstanding service to us in the past and this is no exception."

Matthew Loughlin, K2 Consultancy Director added:

“We aim to always focus on a professional high-quality completion and are able to manage numerous stakeholders involved. This represents one of the three schemes we are managing for Unite."

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Panoramic views across Portsmouth City Centre and Isle of Wight

K2 Consultancy are delighted to welcome Marc Wrona, our new Assistant Project Manager

Marc started on Monday 16th Nov and will be working on a variety of projects including Hale Village and Unite Student Developments.
Introducing Marc

“I started my career at Betfair where I worked for the past 10 years as a Project and People Manager, specifically in charge of all major international football tournaments such as the World Cup and Euros.

After leaving the company I decided to switch industries to an area I had more interest in and something a little more related to what I studied at university – the Built Environment.

Having completed a secondment at London & Regional Properties where I worked as an Assistant Project Manager involved in some high end residential schemes and Cliveden Manor House (which won the AA Hotel of the Year last month), I gained the opportunity to join K2 Consultancy as an Assistant Project Manager.

I found the role through a friend of mine, Paul Jackson, who similarly joined from a non-construction based background. I was very impressed with the fact that the company provide this opportunity to hard working, driven and motivated individuals even though they are not specifically from the industry yet do have transferable skills. It is quite rare to find a company who have such an ethos so I was incredibly keen to join.

Through friends in the industry I also heard that K2 Consultancy were well respected, had a broad range of projects and were a successful growing company, which naturally attracted me further.

I am very much enjoying my time here, the varied workload and the incredibly friendly and helpful staff and I am also looking forward to furthering my knowledge with a part time flexible MSc Project Management course. I live in Ealing, have been married for 2 years and have a delightful, if somewhat demanding 1 year old son!”