19th June 2007

 

Fabric, an apartment scheme in Leicester’s Yeoman Street, has won a national award which recognises its contribution to the architectural heritage of the city centre.

The £4.5m apartment scheme was built as part of a partnership project between Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) and LETS Select Ltd, the commercial subsidiary of NCHA and Loughborough-based builder and developer, William Davis Ltd. 

Exterior of  "Fabric" development, Yeoman Street,
Leciester city centre

The redevelopment was partly funded by the Housing Corporation with a grant of £1.3milllion.

 

Now in its 13th year, the Green Apple Awards are established as one of the top environmental award schemes in the UK, supported by the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution of Waste Management, the Municipal Journal and numerous other official bodies.

 

The Fabric project saw the former Victorian hosiery factory, which dates back to the early 20th Century, become 40 smart ‘city living’ style one and two bedroom apartments, available for shared ownership, affordable rent and outright sale.  Yeoman Street is located within the Leicester Regeneration area and so developers ensured it retained its external façade and distinctive roofline in sympathy with existing buildings in the locale.
 
To celebrate the completion of the scheme, which is LETS Select’s first develoment and NCHA’s first shared ownership scheme in Leicester, the partners will be hosting an official opening of Fabric on 4th July.

 

Notes to editor:
The Housing Corporation is the Government agency responsible for investing in new affordable homes and for regulating over 1,500 housing associations across England. Its biggest ever investment programme of £3.9 billion for 2006-08 will provide 84,000 homes.