If you've travelled along High Street in Swansea in recent weeks, you'll have noticed that huge progress has been made constructing one of the city's newest student housing developments. In 2021, we reported how Ty Nant, where the old HMRC valuation office agency once stood, had been bought up by Watkin Jones, which unveiled plans for a new 350-bed accommodation block for students.
Now, two years on, significant signs of progress are there for all to see, with the building soaring into the city skyline, the concrete frame completed and brickwork "progressing well". A huge banner draped over the building states that it is set to open in September, 2023, something that appears more than achievable given the current rate of progress.
Based on renting accommodation there for 44 weeks, 'silver' en-suite rooms are set to cost £163 a week, 'gold' en-suite rooms will set students back £183 per week, with bronze en-suite rooms £153 per week and classic en-suite rooms £143 per week. All bills will be included, and there will be CCTV, Wi-Fi and Broadband, a study room, games area, courtyard, fitness suite, laundry, vending machine and cycle store. There will also be residents' events hosted there.
