{"id":33895,"date":"2026-01-13T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mclaren-takes-256-bed-leeds-student-tower-job\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:31:11","slug":"mclaren-takes-256-bed-leeds-student-tower-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mclaren-takes-256-bed-leeds-student-tower-job\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren takes 256-bed Leeds student tower job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-504768\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Full consent has been granted for the major new purpose-built student accommodation scheme, marking the biggest transformation of the Joseph\u2019s Well estate in more than 45 years.<\/p>\n<p>The project, known as The Tower, will deliver 256 student bedrooms and represents the single largest investment in Pullans 140-year history.<\/p>\n<p>The wider project team includes Cunniff Design as architect, FutureServ as MEP consultant, Orion Fire as fire consultant, Roscoe as civil and structural engineer, and RBA as quantity surveyor and employer\u2019s agent.<\/p>\n<p>Managing director Andrew Beaumont said the job was a major win for McLaren\u2019s regional operation and underlined its focus on long-term relationships and sustainable delivery in Yorkshire and the North East.<\/p>\n<p>The scheme sits within walking distance of the University of Leeds, Leeds Beckett University and the city centre, targeting strong demand for professionally managed student living.<\/p>\n<p>Designed around energy efficiency and long-term operational performance, the building will incorporate modern building services and a balanced mix of social, study and relaxation space.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph\u2019s Well was acquired by Pullans in 1979 and converted from a former factory and mill into offices, later becoming the headquarters for Hammond Suddards in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/01\/13\/mclaren-takes-256-bed-leeds-student-tower-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Full consent has been granted for the major new purpose-built student accommodation scheme, marking the biggest transformation of the &#8230; <a title=\"McLaren takes 256-bed Leeds student tower job\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mclaren-takes-256-bed-leeds-student-tower-job\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about McLaren takes 256-bed Leeds student tower job\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}