Coventry University has selected Vinci UK Developments and Ion Developments as the preferred bidders for the makeover of the city’s former civic centre site.
The redevelopment, which sits opposite the council house and was most recently the Assembly Festival Gardens, could bring a hotel, shops, public spaces and new homes to the city centre.
John Latham, vice-chancellor of Coventry University, said: “The site was originally bought pre-pandemic to become the home for our research and administration functions. Since then we have seen a significant change in how we use our campus estate and engaged with our partners at Coventry City Council, the Arts Council and the British Council on the City Centre Cultural Gateway development.
“That means we can use this site for wider developments that create jobs and add to the prosperity and continued revitalisation of the city and explore partnerships that would add real social value.”
Graham Lambert, managing director at Vinci UK, added: “We share the ambition of the university, city council, local community and businesses in seeking to revitalise and reimagine the civic centre site, building on the work already done by the university on the scheme. We look forward to bringing forward flexible and diverse spaces – centred on quality of place – to complement the progression and renewal of the wider city core.”
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