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Tower block could replace Bristol’s first ever multi-storey car park
Hundreds of flats and student accommodation could be built on the site of Bristol’s first ever multi-storey car park.
Plans are for some 250 “co-living rooms” and 320 student rooms on the site of the NCP car park on Rupert Street, with a new car park included in the scheme.
A 21-storey tower block.is included in the initial plans which if built could be the second tallest tower in Bristol, second only to Castle Park View.
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Architects promise that the new buildings will “be grounded in the uniquely Bristol Byzantine style, drawing upon many well-loved Bristol buildings, and given a contemporary interpretation”.
Developers are proposing to “activate” the ground floor of both Rupert Street and Lewins Mead which could include new shops, restaurants and co-working spaces.
Gardens and roof terraces are also included within the scheme.
Evans on Lewins Mead sits on the ground floor of the car park – photo: Google Street View
The car park on Rupert Street was built in 1960 and is currently sandwiched between the Bridewell police station and a luxury student accommodation block called Tower which has a private bar, cinema room and even its own concierge.
On the ground floor of the car park is PMT musical instrument shop on Rupert Street and Evans cycle store on Lewins Mead, with a vacant former Avis car hire on the Rupert Street side.
It is unknown if the current businesses will be allowed to remain within the new development.
The new development as seen from Lewins Mead – image: Alec French
A consultation has now begun on the plans from student accommodation provider Student Roost and real estate business Global Mutual.
Alec French Architects‘ Mark Osborne said the plans “will create new homes for key workers, graduates and young professionals to stay in Bristol, as well as helping address the demand for student accommodation in the city”.
Osborne said: “This sustainable location in the heart of the city represents an ideal opportunity to provide homes that Bristol needs, whilst at the same time, adding value to the local community.”
For more information and to take part in the consultation, visit www.rupertstreetbristol.co.uk.
The proposed new development as seen from Rupert Street – image: Alec French
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