The consented plans will see the 20-storey 1970's building redeveloped to create two new buildings providing 132 co-living homes and 442 purpose-built student accommodation bedrooms.
The acquisition on Rochdale Road, which has planning permission for a 229-bedroom hotel set over ten storeys, is part of Whitbread's strategy of reconfiguring its network of hotels in Manchester city centre.
The Unicorn School, Abingdon has announced that it has exchanged contracts to purchase the former Premier Inn and Ock Mill on Marcham Road, Abingdon.
The new recruits have strengthened Whitbread’s construction and property acquisition teams as the company works to grow the UK network of Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn hotels from 91,000 open and committed bedrooms today to a network potential of 125,000 rooms.
Georgina Powell has joined the team as a Project and Programme Manager working on Whitbread's new-build hotel developments in London and the south of England and Neil Haskins, who started his career at Whitbread in 1987 before taking up senior roles at Gerald Eve and Merlin Entertainments, has returned to the business to drive the company's programme of hotel extensions across the UK.
Whitbread set out a pay support package to help its UK-based hourly-paid team members, recognising the challenges being faced as a result of increases in the cost-of-living.
Whitbread PLC is to open its brand new Premier Inn hotel in London Richmond on 18th June 2012. The property will contribute over £6.1 million to the local economy whilst creating 37 new jobs for the residents of Richmond and its surrounding areas.
Whitbread PLC is to open its brand new Premier Inn hotel in London Ealing on 3rd May 2012. The property will contribute over £10.7 million to the local economy whilst creating 47 new jobs for the residents of Ealing and surrounding areas.