{"id":607370,"date":"2023-02-12T23:49:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T05:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/12\/contractor-lands-82m-leeds-build-to-rent-job\/"},"modified":"2023-02-12T23:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T05:49:21","slug":"contractor-lands-82m-leeds-build-to-rent-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/12\/contractor-lands-82m-leeds-build-to-rent-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor lands \u00a382m Leeds build-to-rent job"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/02\/RG-Group-LatitudeBlue.jpg\"   alt=\"RG-Group-LatitudeBlue.jpg\">        <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Kent-headquartered RG Group has won an \u00a382m contract to deliver a 488-home build-to-rent scheme in Leeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Work on the project, called Latitude Blue, located in a mixed-use neighbourhood on a former iron and steelworks on the edge of the city centre, is to start immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hub, the client that also developed a neighbouring project called Latitude Purple, said the scheme, just off Whitehall Road, would promote the wider development of the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The scheme was acquired by the developer, in partnership with Bridges Fund Management, in 2021 and was granted full planning permission last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An \u00a3108m forward-funding deal has been struck with Canadian real estate investment company Realstar to deliver the scheme, which is expected to be completed in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Designed by architects Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher, it will deliver a mixture of accommodation, including 219 one-, 224 two- and 45 three-bedroom homes, as well as car parking, cycle spaces, new landscaping and shared communal amenity space at the ground floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The project also includes improvements to the public realm, taking advantage of the nearby canal, as well as improving pedestrian and cycle access to the city centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>RG Group director Chris Lambourn said: <\/span><span>\u201cHub is a developer we greatly admire, with a fantastic track record for delivering high-quality homes in great locations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLatitude Blue adds to our portfolio of projects across the city, where we have been working on high-quality living developments for several years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Related articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/buildings\/contractor-lands-82m-leeds-build-to-rent-job-10-02-2023\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Kerry Lorimer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kent-headquartered RG Group has won an \u00a382m contract to deliver a 488-home build-to-rent scheme in Leeds. Work on the project, called Latitude Blue, located in a mixed-use neighbourhood on a former iron and steelworks on the edge of the city centre, is to start immediately. Hub, the client that also developed a neighbouring project called<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":607371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26535,1791],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-607370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-contractor","8":"category-lands"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}