City Campus Student Accommodation
Project overview
In line with our City Campus Master Plan, we’re progressing on the second stage of development at the site – a proposed student accommodation building on the western edge of the precinct.
The City Campus Student Accommodation project will help address the critical shortage of student accommodation and add to the revitalisation of the Newcastle CBD.
The proposed City Campus Student Accommodation building will include:
- Ground floor student facilities, staff facilities, and retail.
- Level 1 to 8 consisting of Student Accommodation rooms, to accommodate 445 beds.
- Outdoor communal spaces.
- Landscaping and associated public domain works
- Connection and interface with existing Q Building and surrounding landscape.
Project timeline
At this stage, the project timeline is expected to target the following milestones:
- January 2024: Community Consultation. Read more here.
- September 2024: State Significant Development Application (SSDA) submitted. Read more here.
- Late 2024: Gleeson Civil start site preparation work.
- Late 2024: Public Exhibition SSDA.
- April 2024: Main works contractor appointed. Read more here.
- June 2025: SSDA Approval. Read more here.
- 2027: Target opening for City Campus Student Accommodation.
Get in touch
If you have any queries regarding the City Campus Student Accommodation project, please contact the project team at citycampus@newcastle.edu.au
Page last updated June 2025.
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