A2Dominion Group
An £80 million scheme to build more than 300 new homes on a canal-side site in central London has been announced by the A2Dominion Group.
The Group has bought a two acre site in Wharf Road, on the borders of Hackney and Islington. The development will stand alongside the tree-lined Wenlock canal basin, off the Regents Canal, and support regeneration in the area.
The site comes with planning permission to build 327 one, two, three and four-bedrooms apartments. There will be 232 homes for private sale and 95 affordable properties, complete with 85,000 sq ft of commercial space.
Demolition of the commercial buildings currently on the site is due to start in 2012, with construction of the new homes likely to complete in 2013.
Designed by Stephen Marshall Architects, the scheme will feature roof top gardens, balconies to most of the apartments, some car parking spaces and secure bicycle storage.
The new homes will also be built to meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Accord Group
The Accord Group revealed plans to develop 500 new homes across the Midlands in a regeneration package totalling £72 million.
The Group has been working closely with the West Midlands region of the Homes and Communities Agency to secure investment.
Major projects due to go forward in 2010 include 100 homes in Wednesbury, the final phase of 40 houses in West Bromwich and 120 more homes in Coventry. A further 22 homes are planned for Bushbury.
The Accord Group has recently secured funding for 142 properties at the flagship Walsall Waterfront scheme in partnership with Jessop Brothers. A planning application has also been submitted for an Eco Complex of 79 homes in Redditch.