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DR FORSELIUS BACKE:
Chalmers Studentbostäder offers 118 newly produced smoke-free apartments in
Sweden’s first environmentally gold classified student accommodation. Gold
classification means that the property has been built to high environmental and
sustainability standards in terms of energy, indoor environment and building materials.
The residential building, which consists of six levels, is located high up the street in Dr.
Forselius Backe 2
Type of apartment
Size
Number
Rent
One room and kitchenette
24 m2
112
4210 sek
One room and kitchenette
35 m2
6
5850 sek
The rent includes hot and cold water. Electricity and hot water will be measured
individually. The apartments have 1000 MB broadband connection. An additional
mandatory amount of 170 sek to cover Internet and Council of Trustee membership fees
will be charged. The rent amount is based on a 12 month system.
The kitchenette includes a fridge/freezer (60/40), a stove with an oven, kitchen sink,
kitchen cupboards and drawers as well as a broom closet. The bathrooms are fully tiled
and have a toilet, shower and towel rail.
Leasing will commence 9 April and the apartments will be assigned based on queuing
time and submission of an application via Boplats. Advertising and leasing is divided
into four phases and occupancy will commence on 26 June.
Apartments
The apartments are unfurnished and consist of one room and a kitchenette. They co me
in two sizes, 24 square meters (112 apartments) and 35 square meters (six apartments).
The apartments are light with very large windows. The larger apartments are located on
the top level and have balconies. The other apartments have a communal balcony on
each level on the side of the building and there is also outdoor space in the courtyard.
Link to level plans
The interior walls are white and the apartments have light linoleum flooring. The
smaller apartments have two closets and three wall-mounted cupboards while the
larger apartments have a walk-in closet/storage space and four wall-mounted
cupboards.
The kitchenette consists of a fridge and freezer (60 liter/40 liter), a regular sized stove
with four plates and an oven, space for a microwave, a kitchen sink in stainless steel,
three drawers, three wall-mounted cabinets, a lower cabinet and a broom closet. The
stove has not yet been fitted in the images below and the kitchen tiles will be in white
and not green as shown in the images.
The bathrooms are fully tiled in white and green and contain a shower, toilet and towel
rail.
The rent includes hot and cold water. Electricity and hot water are measured
individually. The apartments have 1000 MB broadband connection. An additional
mandatory amount of 160 sek to cover Internet and Council of Trustee membership fees
will be charged. There are no TV or analogue telephone outlets.
Communal areas
The property offers a communal laundry area with three stations, each of which is
equipped with two washing machines, a drying cabinet and a tumble dryer. Laundry
rooms are available around the clock, seven days a week. Mail boxes are at entrance
level and there is an environment room for waste and a room for large items of waste at
basement level.
There is a communal outdoor space in the courtyard, covered bicycle parking facilities
and parking space for car pool vehicles. Otherwise, parking space is limited.
Environmental Gold Certification
The new student accommodation at Dr Forselius Backe is certified according to
Environmental Gold standards. This means that the property has been built to high
environmental and sustainability standards in terms of energy, indoor environment and
building materials. Gold classification also means that both the site itself and the
property are smoke-free zones.
How to apply
The apartments will be assigned based on queuing time and submission of an
application via Boplats Göteborg.
Advertising and leasing is divided into four phases. It is not possible to apply for a
specific apartment. You will be assigned one of the apartments included in each phase.
Phase 1 A and 1 B: leasing will commence on 9 April
Phase 2: leasing will commence 22 April
Phase 3: leasing will commence 5 May
Phase 4: leasing will commence 18 May
To be eligible for housing you must be a student at Chalmers University of Technology or
the University of Gothenburg and achieve a pass grade in at least 25% of subjects per term
based on full-time study. You must also be a member in one of Gothenburg’s National
Union of Students. More about tenancy regulations (link to rules for tenancy)
Since the construction project is still ongoing viewing of the apartments is not possible.
Moving in and receiving keys will take place on two occasions, 26 and 30 June.
Phase 1A and 1B
It is not possibly to apply for a specific apartment. You will be assigned one of the
apartments included in each phase.
Phase 1A:
Type of apartment
Size
Number
Rent
One room and kitchenette
35 m2
6
5850 sek
The apartments are located on the top level and numbered 1401–1406.
Phase 1B:
Type of apartment
Size
Number
Rent
One room and kitchenette
24 m2
112
4210 sek
The apartments are located on levels 4 and 5 and are numbered 1407–1417 and 1313–
1323.
Phase 2:
Type of apartment
Size
Number
Rent
One room and kitchenette
24 m2
112
4210 sek
The apartments are located on levels 3 and 4 and are numbered 1201–1223 and 1301–
1312.
Phase 3:
Type of apartment
Size
Number
Rent
One room and kitchenette
24 m2
112
4210 sek
The apartments are located on levels 1 and 2 and are numbered 1013–1020 and 1101–
1123.
Phase 4:
Type of apartment
Size
Number
Rent
One room and kitchenette
24 m2
112
4210 sek
The apartments are located on the ground floor (entrance level) and basement level and
are numbered 1001–1012 and 0901–0912.