West Northamptonshire Council’s (WNC) housing provider, Northampton Partnership Homes (NPH), celebrates completion of new homes in the town centre.
Beaumont House, on Billing Road, is a former office block which had been empty for some time, but it has been converted into residential homes.
It provides 60 council homes to the town, and eesidents who have been on the council’s housing register will be moving into the brand new one- and two-bedroomed apartments in the coming weeks.
Andrew Lewer, MP for Northampton South, officially opened the building yesterday (31 August) and welcomed residents to their homes.
The development is a short distance from the town centre and a number of major employers in the town.
Winston Williams, director of asset management at Northampton Partnership Homes, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome families to their new homes in Beaumont House.
“The building is central to the local area, and we’re pleased to have been able to work with WNC to bring the building back to life for residents.
“We’re really pleased with the quality of this development, which is the first of its kind for us. We hope that residents will be really happy in their new homes.”
Cllr Adam Brown, West Northamptonshire Council cabinet member for Housing, Culture and Leisure, said: “Apartments of this type are a vital part of the housing mix, especially for younger people seeking greater independence.
“The project also fits in with our strategy to support the revitalisation of Northampton Town Centre.
“By putting more people at the heart of the town we will help to support the fantastic businesses we have there and provide a market for more to move to the town centre.”
Northampton Partnership Homes is also working on the conversion of Riverside House, another former office block, into 60 affordable apartments on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council.
NPH expects to complete this development in the Autumn.
Image: Andrew Woods – chair of the Northampton Partnership Homes’ board, Andre Gonzalez de Savage – chair of WNC, Andrew Lewer MP, Jonathan Nun – leader of WNC
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