Kier has signed a £42m deal with King’s Cross Central to build the Arthouse residential building at the 67-acre King’s Cross development in London.

The building comprises 143 residential apartments of up to four bedrooms, including 29 Registered Social Landlord units spread over eight floors.

The building also includes commercial units at street level and 37 basement parking spaces.

The project, located next to Regent’s Canal, will start on-site in October 2011 and be completed in the final quarter of 2013.