By Anthony Mellalieu, Chief Operating Officer According to our latest survey data, three quarters of students say sustainability matters when choosing their accommodation. However, the way PBSA providers can shape greener habits is a more challenging question. From Passivhaus design, like in the case of the newly opened urbanest Canary Wharf, home to over 1,650 Read More
Press Release urbanest has been awarded WELL Residence certification by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), for its Battersea development. The scheme becomes the first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) building in the UK to achieve the certification. Designed and constructed with a focus on health and wellbeing, this achievement underlines how urbanest Battersea delivers high-quality Read More
urbanest Battersea has successfully achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification, becoming the UK’s first multi-residential and Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PSBA) UKNC 2018 assessment to achieve Outstanding in post-construction stage. With sustainability at the heart of the design, construction, and operation of the development, this achievement consolidates urbanest’s leading credentials as a sustainable developer and operator in the Read More
urbanest is excited for Head of Development Angus Kearin and Chief Operating Officer Anthony Mellalieu to appear as part of an in-conversation panel session at the 2025 Wellness Real Estate & Communities Symposium, discussing how the wellbeing of urbanest residents influences our design approach, specifically at urbanest Battersea. With urbanest striving to be one of Read More
