Month: May 2025

Parklane to open second IconInc development in Leeds

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Luxury student accommodation provider, IconInc, has announced it is set to build its second development, The Glassworks on Cardigan Road in Leeds.

Launched by Parklane Group, Sunday Times Lettings Agency of the Year Award winner, in September 2015, IconInc instantly hit national headlines dubbed as “Britain’s most luxurious student digs”, for its first development, The Edge in Leeds.

Building on the success of IconInc’s launch, the Company is expanding its offering of high-end student living. The second development in Leeds, The Glassworks, valued at £25m, is set to open September 2017 and will yet again raise the level of student living featuring 154 luxury apartments.

The Glassworks site in Leeds has been derelict for 15 years and the redevelopment will regenerate and give a new lease of life to the area, as well as providing 10 jobs.

Glassworks body image

Catering to a demand in the student rental market for luxury living, the 6 storey development will provide boutique hotel-like living 365 days of the year with en-suite bathrooms, plush double or king beds, a flat screen TV, high-speed Wi-Fi and all-inclusive utility bills. Tenants can choose from a range of optional extras including professional cleaning, daily fresh fruit delivery, kitchen equipment, luxury Egyptian cotton towels and bedding hand-picked by IconInc’s interior designers.

The award-winning design, all-inclusive facilities and cutting edge technology has revolutionised student living in the city and includes an on-site gym with personal trainers, a cinema room, a games zone, complimentary daily breakfast, study rooms, self-service pantry and 24hr concierge.

This second IconInc development in Leeds will bring even more luxury with a ‘mega kitchen’ with wok cooker in which students can cook and dine together. Leisure facilities include a ‘mega lounge’ area and sauna. The building’s exterior will include an outdoor space inspired by George Clark Amazing Spaces with themed pods. The pods will each be uniquely designed and available for students to hire for study, quiet time or socialising.

Naveen Ahmed, Managing Director of Parklane Group said: “There’s exciting times ahead for the IconInc brand and we’re pleased to celebrate its successful launch by expanding with a second development in Leeds.

“The modern day student demands much more from their living space than basic accommodation and the IconInc properties will give them exactly that – high end, luxury living. We appeal to the growing number of students looking for something special because our accommodation is guaranteed to make moving in easy and with all the additional home comforts and special extras taken care of.”

The excellence in design at The Edge has been recognised with a Northern Design Award for Best Interior Design Concept as judges were impressed with the quality interior, striking wall graphics, slick design and bespoke furniture and fittings. IconInc has also been shortlisted for a RICS Awards 2016 in the Residential category.

IconInc apartments at The Edge start from £165 per week, which includes all the benefits of a boutique hotel in the heart of the city centre. The Glassworks will build on the unique offering at The Edge, which is exciting news for students coming to Leeds in 2017.

IconInc is letting apartments at The Edge for the 2016/2017 academic year. Please visit www.icon-inc.co.uk for more information.

IconInc set to expand with £24m Liverpool development

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Luxury student accommodation provider, IconInc, has announced its expansion into Liverpool.

Launched by Parklane Group, one of Yorkshire’s leading property firms, in Leeds in September 2015, IconInc instantly hit national headlines dubbed as “Britain’s most luxurious student digs”, for its first development, Student Accommodation Leeds, The Edge.

Building on the success of IconInc’s launch, the Company is expanding its offering of high-end student living across the North with a new development in the Rope Walk district of Liverpool, ideally situated between both universities, due to open to students September 2017.

CGI of IconInc's The Ascent, Liverpool

The Ascent, a 12 storey high development valued at £24m will include 192 luxury self-catering student apartments and provide boutique hotel-like living 365 days of the year with en-suite bathrooms, plush double and king beds, a flat screen TV, super high-speed Wi-Fi and all-inclusive utility bills.

The award-winning design, all-inclusive facilities and cutting edge technology has revolutionised student living and include an on-site gym with personal trainers, a cinema room, a games zone, continental daily breakfast, study rooms, self-service pantry and 24hr concierge. Tenants can choose from a range of optional extras including professional cleaning, daily fresh fruit delivery, kitchen equipment, luxury Egyptian cotton towels and bedding hand-picked by IconInc’s interior designers.

The Ascent, Student Accommodation Liverpool, the second IconInc development, will optimise luxury with additional facilities to its first development – there be will a themed music room, inspired by renowned Liverpool artists, along with the addition of a sauna and steam room.

Naveen Ahmed, Managing Director of IconInc, explains; “We have ambitious plans for the IconInc brand with a vision to open developments in university cities nationwide and are pleased to announce that the second development in the IconInc portfolio will be in Liverpool.

“IconInc is the first of its kind in the region and aims to meet the growing demand for a more superior quality of student living in Liverpool, catering to the changing needs and requirements of the student market.”

The excellence in design at IconInc has recently been recognised with a Northern Design Award for Best Interior Design Concept as judges were impressed with the bespoke interiors, striking wall graphics, slick design and bespoke furniture and fittings.

The management team behind IconInc is the Parklane Group, Sunday Times Letting Agency of the Year Bronze Award winner, and has a number of divisions including Roomzzz, an aparthotel chain with locations across the UK, and Parklane Properties, the largest independent landlord in Leeds.

To find out more and enquire about bookings for September 2017, please visit www.iconinc.co.uk.

You’re Hired! The Parklane Foundation celebrate raising £6,000 from their Apprentice fundraising challenge

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Leeds based The Parklane Foundation, part of The Parklane Group, are celebrating raising £6,000 for their charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer from their most recent fundraising event based on the tv show The Apprentice.

Using the tv show as a guide each department was given a £100 start-up fund and a week to turn it into £1,000’s. The creative bunch then got to work organising their fundraising events which included a luxury raffle, a car wash, a static cycle the distance of the perimeter of Yorkshire, a dine in event, a fashion show, a swap shop, an auction and a car boot sale!

Katie Brewster, from The Parklane Foundation, said “The Apprentice Challenge was a no brainer for us as we have so many talented people working for The Parklane Group who think outside the box, add the fact that we were raising money for the fantastic charity Young Lives vs Cancer and their competitiveness and creativity came in to action!”

“At the end of the week we totted up the amounts raised and the winners were declared by our very own Lord Treacle (Director of The Parklane Group, Naveen Ahmed) who handed out the trophy and a spa day to the winning department and gave the famous ‘You’re Fired’ to the losing team. Obviously no one was actually fired but we did send them out litter picking! A great effort by all involved and a huge amount raised for a fantastic charity.”

Last year in Yorkshire, Young Lives vs Cancer teams based in Leeds and Sheffield helped 363 families to find the strength to face whatever cancer threw at them. They also gave out 272 financial grants to these families to the value of £55,710 to help them to cope with the costs of cancer. The Cancer Costs report from the charity found that families with a child on active treatment spend an extra £600 a month.

Jenny Pointon, Senior Fundraising Engagement Manager for Yorkshire and North Derbyshire at Young Lives vs Cancer, said: “When cancer strikes young lives we help families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. We rely entirely on donations to fund our vital work and we can’t thank The Parklane Foundation heroes enough for their fantastic efforts. We are looking forward to seeing what they will come up with next!”

“The money raised from their Apprentice fundraising challenge will make a massive difference for young people with cancer, by helping us ensure they are getting the right support they need.”

For more information about Young Lives vs Cancer’s work, go to www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk

Photograph: Lord Treacle (Director of The Parklane Group, Naveen Ahmed) presenting the winning department with their trophy.

Notes to editors

For more information, an interview or images, please contact Jenny Dixon on 07920 584688 or email Jenny.Pointon@YoungLivesvsCancer.org.uk

About cancer in children and young people

Today, 12 more children and young people in the UK will hear the devastating news that they have cancer. Treatment normally starts immediately, is often given many miles from home and can last for up to three years. Although survival rates are over 80%, cancer remains the single largest cause of death from disease in children and young people in the UK.

About Young Lives vs Cancer

When a child is diagnosed with cancer life becomes full of fear, for them and their family. Fear of treatment but also of families being torn apart, overwhelming money worries, of having nowhere to turn to, no one to talk to.

Young Lives vs Cancer is the charity that helps children and young people (0-25) and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. The charity’s social workers offer specialist, empowering support, its Homes from Home offer families a free place to stay nearby to the child’s hospital and grants help families to navigate the costs of cancer. We’ve been there before. We’ll face it all, together. For more information visit www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk

Parklane Group is proud to support Park Avenue

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We’re excited to announce that we’ll be part of a multi-million pound project – the redevelopment of Park Avenue cricket ground in Bradford.

The site redevelopment will include a brand new eight-lane netting facility where local cricketers can net free of charge, and we’ve signed a three-year agreement to support them with this.

Park Avenue wants to get back on the cricketing map, having previously hosted 306 First Class and 48 List A Matches, thereby establishing itself as a staple venue in the cricketing calendar.

We’re proud to support this redevelopment project which will give Bradford national recognition for using cricket as a positive vehicle for social inclusion.

Andy Dawson, The Yorkshire County Cricket Club Commercial Director, said “We are currently looking for people with a huge passion for cricket in the Yorkshire area to support with funding, ensuring that cricket facilities are accessible for the Bradford community. All funding will be used to ensure the facilities stay open for community use.”

Free access to cricket nets is something that the Parklane Group are delighted to be supporting and the facility will especially benefit the local young people of Bradford.

Naveen Ahmed, the Parklane Group Director, says “This support comes through our Parklane Foundation. The Parklane Group has, at its heart, values which support social inclusion, and I believe becoming a partner of Park Avenue is a fantastic way for The Parklane Group to promote these values.”