A DEVELOPMENT programme worth £15.5m is transforming the city.
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is building 135 new homes, including canal side city centre apartments at Suffolk House, on Francis Street, Newtown and private sales for the elderly at Hoole House on Willow Crescent, Hoole.
This follows the completion of a £12m redevelopment at Blacon which has included homes for sale and rent, as well as regeneration of community facilities and estate infrastructure.
More family homes are being developed at Kings Lea House, Heather Court, Boughton and Rake Way, Saughall.
Paul Knight, CDHT director of neighbourhoods and regeneration, said: “These developments are significant for the area, delivering very high standard city centre living whilst we continue to feel the effects of the recession across the North West. These are hugely successful mixed use schemes, delivering sustainable communities that signal our intent to continue to regenerate for the benefit of Chester and beyond.”
The development at Hoole House provides 24 apartments to rent with a further 12 on a shared ownership basis with sales expected to be launched this summer.
Wain House will provide 27 two-bed and 10 one-bed homes for rent, with both Wain House and Hoole House due to be completed by early 2011.
Suffolk House is due to be launched this summer, providing 32 city centre apartments and Kings Lea House will deliver 30 apartments, 27 two-bed and three one-beds by early spring 2011.
