Edinburgh

Unum Partnership and FK100 have proposed knocking down the present premises on McLeod Street in Edinburgh to deliver 97 studio apartments for the homeless, which also provide on-site care and management. The build will fill its corner plot with L-plan accommodation that is set behind a landscape str

Plans to give listed status to a troubled Edinburgh block of flats have been dropped, clearing the way for the City of Edinburgh Council to press ahead with a buy-back programme for owners at the building. The decision brings relief to many owners at Westfield Court in Gorgie who had campaigned agai

The Scottish Government has announced a fund of up to £5 million to support Edinburgh’s ongoing response and recovery to the Princes Street fire. Deputy first minister Jenny Gilruth met with City of Edinburgh Council leader Jane Meagher this week following a tour of the site of the blaze

Independent property and construction consultancy Reid Mitchell HD (RMHD) has relocated its Edinburgh office from Manor Place in the West End to new premises at 3 Warriston's Close, in the heart of the city's historic Old Town.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £8.5million to the National Galleries of Scotland for the purpose of its project to deliver a new home for the national art collection of Scotland.  The planned new free-to-visit Passivhaus collections store in Granton, north Edinburgh, known

Hotel brand NYX Hotels, officially opened its first Scottish hotel on 28 July, which is located in Edinburgh. Located on Jeffrey Street, near the Royal Mile and Waverley Station, NYX Hotel Edinburgh welcomes visitors to experience its blend of urban style and a city centre atmosphere.

Approval has been granted for plans for a 544-bed hostel in a Georgian Crescent at Edinburgh’s West End following an appeal. The plans to turn the four Category A-listed townhouses at 14-17 Atholl Crescent, into a hotel with “capsule pods” received over 280 objections, The Scotsman

Henry Brothers has opened a new office in Edinburgh, strengthening its presence in Scotland and building on its UK-wide growth strategy.

As part of the City Art Centre’s free Summer Exhibition programme, the story of Edinburgh’s North Bridge through film, historic artworks and objects uncovered will be told as part of its restoration. Running from 18 July until 13 September 2026, Study for North Bridge is a new film by th

Plans have been submitted to turn the Grade A listed ex-Scottish Widows headquarters on Dalkeith Road in Edinburgh into a hotel.  Since 2020, the building, known for its hexagonal blocks and location overlooking Holyrood Park, has been vacant after Scottish Widows’ parent company Lloyds B

A major extension to Frogston Primary School in Edinburgh has been completed, delivering six new classrooms along with additional office and breakout space to support the school’s growing roll. The original school building, completed in 2021, was designed with future expansion in mind as part

A new 8,500-capacity entertainment arena proposed for the western fringe of Edinburgh has been delayed due to the inability to secure a contractor and rising supply chain costs.

Design and build contractor McAleer & Rushe has marked the topping out of Mantle Yard, a 604-bed Purpose-Built Student Accommodation development on Baltic Street in Leith.

Vital Energi is aiding the delivery of a housing scheme which will heat 709 homes with no individual gas boilers, in a development anticipated to save 294 tonnes of carbon per annum. The energy services (ESCo) division of Vital Energi, Vital Community Energi, has inked deals to develop, own and run

Stantec, the sustainable design and engineering firm, has secured a place on eight lots of the Scotland Excel Engineering and Technical Consultancy Framework, enabling it to provide a variety of interdisciplinary services.