£20m Student Accommodation To Be Developed In Belfast Elkstone Partners has acquired a site on Belfast's Bradbury Place where a £20million purpose-built student accommodation and retail scheme is to be developed. 30-44 Bradbury Place is the first acquisition in Northern Ireland for the Real Estate division of the investment firm. Development of the site will result in an additional 156 student beds for the 2022/2023 academic year, but also 3,900 sq ft of ground floor retail space fronting on to a heavy footfall area of the city. Ciarán McIntyre, Chief Commercial Officer at Elkstone Partners, said of the acquisition: "Bradbury Place is an extremely exciting project to mark our entrance to the Northern Ireland market with a significant investment of international capital. Our focus is to proactively assist our clients in selecting investment prospects that are directly tailored to their individual needs, and we will be seeking further investment opportunities in the north.