Almost 1,900 off-campus student accommodation places are due for completion in Dublin city centre by the start of the 2017 academic year, according to figures from Dublin City Council.
A €40 million student facility with 471 bed spaces has just been completed at the Digital Hub on Thomas Street by the Student Housing Company, part of Capital Management, and will be available for students from the start of this academic year.
However, a number of developers have given notice to the council that they have started work on student housing projects which will be completed over the course of the coming year, yielding almost 1,300 more bedspaces.
The next project due for completion is significantly smaller – a 13-bed facility on Parnell Square, which is due to be finished this month.
The project, which involves the conversion of a Georgian House on the square from offices, is also due to be ready for the start of this academic year.
Under construction
Four larger development are expected to be ready over the course of next year.
The next due for completion is a 49-bed development which is under construction at the corner of Wexford Street and Protestant Row, and is due to be finished next June.
The building will be close to several third-level institutions including the DIT colleges at Kevin Street and Aungier Street.
