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In the 20th century, the term ‘Bento’ was imported to modern Mandarin, rendered as 便當 (Pinyin biàn-dang), where it retains its older meaning of “convenient” and also refers to bento in mainland China and generic boxed lunches in Taiwan.
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Bento seeks to encapsulate the convenience of student housing by developing state-of-the-art bespoke student accommodation in the prime city of Sheffield.
The University of Sheffield is ranked the best university in the UK for student experience. The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2014.
The number of international students living in Sheffield has increased by 30% over the last 5 years, now making up one fifth of the student body. Sheffield City Council’s “Student Accommodation Strategy 20142019” Report, Feb 2014.
Bento is a new hightech concept in student accommodation, designed to cater to the modern student. Designed by multi-awardwinning architects Coda Studios, Bento consists of 8 luxury 5-bed student houses, encapsulating luxury and stylised urban living. In addition to its high-end exterior, the interior of Bento was carefully
designed by Coda’s resident concept architects to ensure luxury chic living throughout. Although creating a calm and minimalist feel, Bento is packed with contemporary state-of-the-art features including LCD TVs and superfast broadband. As well as fully fitted designer bathrooms, Bento’s interior is beautifully decorated in minimalist white and grey to enhance the already Zen ambience, which is further recognised in the installation of three
beautiful private gardens, located on each of the development’s three floors. Furthermore, the development is eco-friendly, meaning that Bento is a perfect amalgamation of high-tech yet sustainable living.
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High-tech student living.
Bento is a truly unrivalled student development, offering a unique living experience focussed on luxury, convenience and high-end features. Individually designed by award-winning architects, each and every home in this development is packed with built-in
storage, high-spec technology and luxury furnishings to enhance Bento’s minimalist yet state-of-the-art finish. Although each luxury bedroom benefits from open-plan living to promote a sense of independence, Bento also enjoys a sense of community thanks to its communal areas, not least the beautifully-landscaped private gardens that residents can enjoy together.
Bento truly fulfils a niche in the market—no other development in Sheffield offers its residents designer boutique residency in such a beautiful luxury student hub, as well as an unparalleled location close to public transport and local amenities.
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Sheffield.
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Penistone Rd
Sheffield enjoys an abundance of local attractions. Including a vast array of bars, restaurants and pubs, as well as shopping centres and leisure facilities.
Kelham Island
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The University of Sheffield
Sheffield City Centre
A61
Top 40 Places to visit. Train Station
Kelham Island, the area of Sheffield in which Bento is situated, featured in The New York Times Top 40 Places To Visit feature in 2014.
Sheffield is home to not one but two world-class Universities, with a collective student population of more than 60,000 descending on the city every year. Sheffield’s growing popularity as a thriving student destination has led to a rise in student numbers in recent years,
an influx which is increasingly not being met since demand far outstrips supply within the city. It has been estimated that a staggering 83.2% (50,154) of Sheffield’s overall student population are not housed by their respective universities, meaning that there is already a huge demand for bespoke student accommodation in a highly sought-after location.
While the majority of pre-existing Sheffield student housing stock in the past decade have been outdated cluster flats, Bento’s new and innovative concept for designer student living are ideal for modern cosmopolitan students.
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A savvy investment.
Prime central location
As well as its status as a bespoke designer student hub, Bento also enjoys an unrivalled location in the heart of Sheffield, close to local amenities and the city’s excellent transport links. Perfectly located less than 200m away from a stop on Sheffield’s famous ‘super-tram’ route, residents of Bento benefit from being just 2 stops away from the city centre and both of Sheffield’s universities.
Furthermore, close vicinity to Sheffield’s famous Kelham Island means that residents benefit from being within walking distance of some of the city’s finest bars and restaurants, as well as in prime position to take advantage of the various tourist attractions on offer. Shopping opportunities are ample for residents of Bento, with a high-street supermarket and pharmacy on the doorstep, as well as Sheffield’s premier shopping district Fargate just a 20 minute walk away.
In addition, being located on the A61, a prime transport route linking Sheffield to main UK cities like Leeds and London, makes Bento perfectly placed to offer residents easy access to many of the UK’s major cities.
Investment options for this development are: Complete 5 bed house Size of house
Excellent transport links
Within walking distance of universities
Highly sought-after area
£279,000 136.8m sq
Example projection Est. annual rent:
£31,365.00
Est. maintenance fee:
£3,136.50
Est. management fee:
£3,763.80
Est. NET income:
£24,064.70
Est. NET yield:
£8.62%
* All figures are based on forecasts provided by the developer, are indicative only and are subject to change. Any financial information provided in this document is intended as a guide and does not constitute a contract.
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High-Quality Luxury Guaranteed.
Bento was conceptualised by award-winning architects Coda Studios, focussed on setting new standards in specification, space and comfort. Boasting over 12 years in industry, Coda Studios are accredited by The Royal Institute of British Architects and have won awards for excellence and innovation.
This development will be fully let and managed by Cactus Property Management, one of Sheffield’s premier independent lettings agents, with a proven track record of letting and block-managing both student and residential schemes in the UK. Also affiliated with Bento is Crossbow Investments Ltd., a company with unparalleled knowledge of Sheffield known for being responsible for the successful completion of the groundbreaking £3.9 million Dunfields project in the area.
The information contained within this document is intended as a general guide. This information does not constitute an offer or a contract and we (or anyone in our company) do not imply, make or give any representation, guarantee or warranty whatsoever relating to the terms contained within. Any intending investor must satisfy themselves as to the correctness of any of the statements, plans or images contained within. Images are for representational purposes only. The content contained within is correct adhering to the previous statement at the time of publishing.
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