Beckley Point
Building in Plymouth, England
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Beckley Point is a private student accommodation building in Plymouth, Devon, England. It is owned and operated by Yugo, previously known as the Student Housing Company.
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 Interactive map of the Beckley Point area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Plymouth, Devon, England, 39 Cobourg St, Plymouth, PL1 1SP |
| Current tenants | 505 |
| Construction started | 2015 |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Cost | £30.79 million |
| Owner | Yugo |
| Height | |
| Height | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Boyes Rees Architects |
| Developer | Threesixty Developments Ltd |
| Main contractor | Kier Group |
Background
Standing at 78 metres (256 ft) tall, Beckley Point is the tallest building in the south-west of England outside of Bristol.
The building officially opened in 2018[1] with 505 student rooms, a number of shared spaces, and a café.[2][3]
There is a gaming room with eight seats, a study room, a cinema room, a common room and on the 23rd floor of the building there is a sky lounge that is not accessible to members of the public.[4][5]
History
Construction
Planning permission for the building was approved on 26 November 2014.[6][7]
Construction began on 15 August 2015[4] and was initially completed on 8 February 2017 following delays due to the weather.[8] The building was designed by Boyes Rees Architects, developed by Threesixty Developments, and built by Kier Group.[9]
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the building's external cladding was tested and deemed satisfactory, however the developers decided to replace it as a precaution in the same year and completed all construction works in January 2018.[10]
Incidents
During construction works in 2017, a group of teenagers broke into the site and climbed around 250 ft (76 m) up the scaffolding around the building.[11]
On 31 March 2020, the building was evacuated following a leak on the 21st floor which spread to the lower parts of the tower. A similar issue also occurred in 2017 whilst the building was still under construction.[12]
Reception
The building was shortlisted for the Carbuncle Cup in 2018, a prize given to the ugliest building in the UK completed in the previous 12 months.[13][14]