* Supported/Sheltered Housing Scheme of the Year – Abbeyfield House *
Abbeyfield House was not only designed to provide additional specialized accommodation, but also to create new communal spaces that would complement the established facilities within the existing Abbeyfield House. Allowing permeation of the facilities for new and existing residents, alongside the wider community with day guests being welcomed was key to tackling and reducing the risk of isolation within the aging community.

* Best Affordable Housing Development (£5M – £15M) – Leonora House*
Leonora House provides 58 affordable 1,2 and 3 bed homes in a city fringe location. The ground floor apartments feature private gardens, while communal landscaped areas enhance biodiversity. Each apartment has a flexible layout with workspace areas, reflecting the shift toward home working. The buildings shape reduces the form factor by 20% when compared against a stepped design., and the scheme is also connected to Leeds Pipes district heating network.

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Abbeyfield House has been shortlisted for Best Small Development and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Awards.

Abbeyfield House is a new build development designed by Brewster Bye Architects and constructed by Vistry Group for The Abbeyfield York Society, providing a further 25 apartments comprising of six for sale units and 19 affordable apartments for rent all with en-suites in the grounds of The Abbeyfield York Society’s existing and fully occupied extra care and sheltered housing scheme.

PROJECT UPDATE:

Works are progressing well at our 100% affordable housing scheme at the former Horsforth College Campus, now known as the Fold, with over 40 plots now handed over with many more on the way Vistry Group Stonewater.

Caddick Construction are progressing well on site at Railway Street, Leeds for a new five storey energy efficient affordable housing scheme.  The homes will feature individual MVHR units, Solar Panels  as well as the building being connected to Leeds District Heating.  The building will also have low-carbon energy source EV charging points and cycle storage to facilitate green active travel.

The scheme includes 28 one bedroom, 25 two bedroom and 5 three bedroom apartments designed to a high specification throughout.  The ground floor apartments will each have their own garden and additional communal outside space is included, which will be landscaped with trees to enhance biodiversity. All the homes have a flexible layout and will include workspace areas, with the larger apartments each having an office, reflecting the increase in home working.

Our Purpose Built Student Accommodation scheme on Merrion Street in Leeds City Centre’s Arena Quarter has topped out and the scaffolding will soon come down to reveal the new Merrion Street landmark, ahead of the development opening in the summer.

Once complete the development will offer 88 high specification studio apartments with associated amenities, including a lounge, gym, study rooms, a cinema room, laundry facilities, staffed reception area and cycle spaces.  The development will be operated by Prestige Student Living, the premium brand of Homes for Students, ensuring a high-quality living experience for the residents.

The part five, part seven and part nine storey building is being delivered by Urban Developments (York) Ltd on a site previously occupied by a bar and nightclub.

Q Investment Partners (QIP) a Singapore headquartered private equity real estate firm, acquired the scheme in late 2022.

Planning permission has been granted for an independent  living scheme for Anchor consisting of 6 houses and 75 apartments with communal facilities and landscaping in Ashfield Mills, Idle, Bradford.

Our 297 bed Purpose Built Student Accommodation scheme on Traffic Street in Nottingham is progressing well on site with the fixtures and fittings now installed up to first floor level and the brick facade taking shape.

Works are progressing on site at the former Horsforth College Campus. When complete, it will provide a mix of 152 much needed affordable houses and apartments.

Refurbishment has commenced on the prominent 8 storey office block on Westgate in Leeds City Centre. The development on behalf of YPP, being undertaken by Colbre Projects and Brewster Bye Architects, will convert the former Weightmans Solicitors office into 133 luxury apartments containing extensive communal facilities including private lounges, working space, banqueting suite & gym. Incorporating a high level of fabric improvement and solar power generation, energy conservation is at the forefront of the design philosophy.

‘The development promises to give a fresh lease of life to this local landmark; providing high quality accommodation in a prominent location with some spectacular views across the City’.