Newcastle’s tallest building, Hadrian’s Tower, will be home to the fastest broadband in the city once its construction has finished.
Once completed Hadrian’s Tower will be 27 storeys high, 82 metres tall and contain 162 apartments.
The building, located on Rutherford Street, is aiming to appeal to young professionals, such as post graduate students taking up medical, bioscience and hi-tech jobs in the city.
It has also now been revealed that the tower will contain ultrafast full fibre optic cabling, which will allow it to deliver internet connection speeds of up to 1Gbps. This is around 21 times faster than the current average in Newcastle and 25 times faster than the UK average.
The connection will make gaming and film streaming extremely quick and easy - with a typical feature film being downloaded within a minute.
It will also support smart security and energy management within the building, allowing it to lower costs and bring about environmental benefits.
Gary Forrest, chairman of the High Street Group, which is developing Hadrian’s Tower, said: “People with busy lives appreciate being able to do things online more quickly and reliably and at a lower cost. They also want to know that technology can be used to make a building smarter and more secure, keeping service costs down and minimising environmental impact.
“As technology advances, they will continue to benefit from the advantages it brings and this is something we are addressing throughout our PRS programme.”
High Street Residential is developing a number of major PRS initiatives in big UK cities which have a total development value of more than £1bn and should create more than 3,000 apartments for private rent
