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Construction has finished at Plymouth’s new £7. 8million Mary Parker House student block , which comes with a laundry, gym and bike store – but no bar. That’s because students are apparently shunning alcohol in favour of a healthier lifestyle. “We are not encouraging excessive use of alcohol,” said Samantha Keveren, accommodation manager at the block. “We’re offering the alternative of a healthy lifestyle. “I worked at the University of Exeter and their alcohol-free flats were very popular. “Yes, there is still freshers’ week, but there are students choosing to be alcohol free.” 24/08/2017 Pic by: Penny Cross Business Look inside the new Mary Parker House student flats block , on land next door to the former Eye Infirmary Dale Road . Contact: Carla Wilkinson, Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure 01752 502936 or 07580 976811. Reporter : William Telford The five-storey building, on the site of the demolished Eye Infirmary extension , has a well-equipped gym and secure st...

The proposed site for apartments at 429 W. Lake St. in Minneapolis has been used for car sales since the late 1940s. (Staff photo: Bill Klotz) CPM is pitching a 70- unit apartment complex for a site in Minneapolis’ Lyn-Lake neighborhood that is currently occupied by a used car lot. The Minneapolis- based developer is presenting a plan Thursday for 429 W. Lake St., a site next to Schatzlein Saddle Shop that has been used for car sales since the late 1940s, according to city documents. CPM hopes to build a four-story, 58,599-square-foot building with 1,200 square feet of retail on the ground floor. The residential portion of the building will comprise a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments, ranging in size from 422 square feet to 831 square feet. Resident amenities will include a fitness center, a club room and a rooftop patio on the side of the building that fronts on Lake Street. Documents submitted to the city’s Planning Commission of the Whole did not specify how mu...