House builder Linden Homes and the Homes & Communities Agency have completed an agreement to redevelop the former Gloucestershire College site in Gloucester city centre.
The new development will provide 176 flats and 78 houses, including 32 affordable homes.
The scheme will also include a new doctor’s surgery, pharmacy, offices, restaurants, café bars and community space.
The 2.4ha site off Brunswick Road was formerly the Greyfriars campus of Gloucestershire College before the college relocated to the new waterfront campus in Gloucester Quays in September 2007.
The prominent 1960s tower block was demolished in October 2011.
Greg Smith, chairman of Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company, said: “This event marks an important milestone in the regeneration of Gloucester, which has already seen £600m invested since 2006. Like the college’s relocation to the Quays, we see Linden’s investment as a catalyst in regenerating the surrounding area.”
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