Developer launches into student housing despite crazy' land prices

A British developer is to create students' accommodation at the Digital Hub, and has plans for more developments, writes Donal Buckley.

Artist's impression of student accommodation at the Digital Hub on Bonham Street, Dublin 8.

The first British developer to undertake a new-build apartment development in Ireland in at least ten years was in Dublin this week, and spoke about plans for further projects and how the Irish experience so far compares with Britain.

Knightsbridge Student Housing Ltd (KSHL) is undertaking a €40 million scheme on a 1.2 acre site at the Digital Hub on Bonham Street, Dublin 8. Some €3.5 million will go towards the creation of ...