Winvic signs off 33-storey Birmingham student build

A landmark 814-bedroom development in Birmingham is set to welcome its first residents, after contractors handed over the city’s tallest student accommodation tower this month.

Winvic Construction has now finished-up at the 33-storey Crown Place PBSA on Lancaster Street, following practical completion on the Crown Student Living scheme in December.

The scheme will be operated by student accommodation provider, Yugo.

The building includes 572 studios, 114 cluster flats and 128 duplex rooms, alongside over 13,000 sq ft of amenity space, including study rooms, lounges, cinema and karaoke rooms, and a fully equipped gym, alongside a first-floor terrace and a Sky lounge at Level 33.

Mark Jones, Managing Director of Multi-Room at Winvic Construction, said the scheme would deliver “new standards” for city student accommodation.

“Crown Place marks a landmark moment for Winvic, taking our total delivery beyond 15,000 beds across our multi-room sector – a milestone that reflects the scale of our sector expertise and the trust our clients have in us,” he said.

“Delivering Birmingham’s tallest student accommodation building on such a constrained site demanded innovation, collaboration and absolute commitment from the entire project team. We are proud to hand over a landmark development that will set new benchmarks for student living in the city.”

Located on the corner of Lancaster Street in Birmingham city centre in easy reach of Aston University, Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham, the ?85 million scheme will be operated by global student housing provider Yugo, with students now moving in from January 2026.

Designed by ECE Westworks and engineered by Meinhardt, Crown Place was delivered what contractors say is on a “highly constrained” city-centre site on the A34 route into Birmingham, requiring a detailed logistics strategy, with just-in-time deliveries to minimise disruption and ensure programme certainty throughout the 145 week build programme.

Alan Pulver, Director at Crown Student Living, said: “The completion of Crown Place marks a significant milestone for Crown Student Living.

“Through close collaboration with Winvic and Yugo, we have delivered a development that meets the expectations of modern students and adds real value to the city and its residents”.

Robin Moorcroft, Senior Vice President of Commercial at Yugo, added: “We are thrilled by the completion of Crown Place, as the space represents the high-quality student accommodation Yugo is proud to manage.

“We are proud to be working with institutional-grade partners like Crown to deliver operational excellence at scale with high-quality accommodation, benefiting students and clients across both existing and emerging markets.”