The first of the five projects to launch this year is Tayfen Court in Bury St Edmunds, which will be transformed into a new £42m GDV development providing 171 one- and two-bedroom mixed tenure apartments, complete with 4,529 sq ft of flexible commercial workspace and landscaped communal gardens.

In April 2024, Weston Homes will launch Brentwood Central, a £19m GDV five-storey contemporary residential development offering 60 one- and two-bedroom apartments arranged around a central communal courtyard garden.

Most of the apartments have private outside balconies or patios with the top-floor apartments having spacious private terraces. 

Town Quay in London’s Barking is a £53m (GDV) waterside scheme providing 147 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and 9,414 sqft of commercial space designed around a public plaza overlooking the Mill Pond and River Roding.

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This is a flagship private-public partnership with BeFirst London, the regeneration entity of Barking and Dagenham Council.

The first 62 of the new homes are topping out this month, delivering the 42% affordable housing allocation of affordable rent or shared ownership homes.

Launching around the same time as Town Quay will be Jasper Wharf, a landmark 29 storey residential tower also in Barking, within the Abbey Quay regeneration project.

Jasper Wharf will provide 167 one- and two-bedroom apartments and penthouses.

Another project starting by mid-2024 will be Bracknell Beeches, a new £130m GDV development of 349 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 3,779 sq ft of flexible commercial space across seven new buildings, from four to 17 storeys in height, located just minutes from Bracknell railway station. 

Bob Weston, chairman and managing director at Weston Homes, commented: “Our robust business model offers our customers high quality yet competitively priced starter and family homes in a diverse range of attractive developments, including traditional housing and major mixed-use schemes.”