The project has seen the renovation of the 9-storey block containing 120 apartments which included the creation of an additional storey providing a further 10 apartments. Another 5 apartments have been created on the lower ground floor. The scheme also included the creation of 16 new two and three bedroom houses on disused amenity space.
The project comprised:
- Over cladding of the blocks with mineral wool insulation and rainscreen cladding to improve the thermal efficiency.
- Replacement of single glazed windows with double glazed tilt and turn aluminium/timber composite windows.
- New balcony doors and balcony upgrade to create winter gardens.
- Extensive fire stopping measures including new smoke alarms and heat detectors.
- Installation of fire-resistant doors and screens to all floor levels.
- Additional staircase to improve means of escape.
- New insulated pitched roofs to cover the existing flat roofs.
- New front entrance lobbies with secure key fob door entry systems.
- Replacement of kitchens and bathrooms.
- Additional external CCTV cameras throughout together with cameras located within the internal entrance lobby areas.
- Provision of new lifts.
- Major remodel of existing flats to convert three-bedroom apartments into two-bedroom apartments to provide modern living accommodation.
- Upgrade of street lighting.
- Landscape works including additional car parking spaces.