Leading homebuilder Kellen Homes this week handed over the keys to the first dozen of 211 new homes in Bury to Sigma who will offer them for rent to local people.
The first crop of the quality, new, two, three and four-bedroomed houses at York Street in Bury were officially handed over to Sigma Capital Group allowing the first residents to start to move in.
The homes have been built to rent under Sigma’s build-to-rent (BTR) brand Simple Life, providing much-needed, high quality, professionally-managed rental housing for local people.
The site is still under construction to complete the remaining homes and recently welcomed a visit from Bury council officials to see the progress for themselves. The council supported Kellen Homes with its application for Brownfield Housing Funding from the GMCA. The Brownfield Housing Fund provided a £1.95 million grant to remediate the land at York St.
Ellie Frith, Head of Land and Partnerships at Kellen Homes, said of the handover: “A huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes to get a development to the point where the first residents can start moving in, so today is a great day. York Street is a superb site that offers homes for local people and today marks another important milestone in our strong partnership with Sigma.”
Lee Catterall, Development Director at Sigma commented: “It’s an absolute pleasure to get the keys to the homes on this important new development being delivered in partnership with Kellen Homes. Our Simple Life homes provide vital, accessible housing for the local community and it’s great to celebrate this next step in helping renters of Bury get access to high quality rental homes at an attainable price.”
The scheme includes the creation of almost 12 acres of public open space and a mix of detached and semi-detached, privately rented homes. Kellen Homes will make a contribution for offsite affordable homes and highways improvements as part of the planning approval. The site is bordered by green space to the east, existing homes to the south and the river Irwell to the west.
