Better quality temporary accommodation will be available at Manorfields Court for residents on Bromley’s housing register. These improvements were marked this week by the Mayor of Bromley.
40 self-contained homes consisting of one, two or three bed flats are soon completing following the reconfiguration of the site, with each having their own kitchen and bathrooms, new flooring and decorations and improved overall living spaces. Upgrades to communal areas and external landscaping has also been included at the site, which will soon be available again as temporary accommodation, retained by the council to house Bromley residents and families facing homelessness.
The Mayor of Bromley, Councillor Jonathan Andrews, said: “It was great to visit Manorfields Court and to see the improvements that have been delivered on this site - with new facilities and bright new living spaces looking out onto the green space in the central courtyard. This is a welcome improvement to Bromley’s housing supply, delivered to the benefit of our residents facing homelessness.”
Councillor Yvonne Bear, Executive Councillor for Renewal, Recreation and Housing, said: “This important project shows how we are making best use of housing sites, through improving living spaces for our residents while helping further reduce our costs from needing to use expensive nightly paid accommodation as temporary housing. This compliments our wider approach, which includes building affordable housing across the borough through the Bromley Homes for Bromley People programme.”
The £3.4m works have been delivered by Etec Group and will be completed in the coming weeks, with the site then managed by Penge Churches Housing Association on behalf of the council. The Mayor cut a ribbon to mark this completion in the presence of councillors, staff, local residents and members of the project team.
Sites across the borough are continuing to progress as part of the Bromley Homes for Bromley People programme, with the Bromley North site recently passing the ‘topping out’ milestone and works also underway at the Bellegrove housing development in St Paul’s Cray, with further options constantly being sought to help meet the borough’s housing needs.
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