Cen wrote:Zach, other cities already have student towers. Cardiff is just catching up. It's not like we already have many. The only one of significant size is Ty Pont Haern. Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester all have considerably tall student towers. The whole "student accommodation is taking over Cardiff" argument is greatly exaggerated. Most of the developments under construction in the city centre are actually offices. It just so happens that towers don't have the same benefits for office space as for student accommodation or residential. We won't start seeing office towers in Cardiff until we are really running out of space.
there is a glut of student developments in and around the city centre:
existing: Ty Pont Haearn, student castle,
under construction: Howard Gardens, Bridge Street, City Road, St Andrews Lane, Fitzalan Road, Capital Quarter
Proposed: Hope Street, Fitzalan Place
there are probably more