Current and Previous Developments
Exeter Gateway
Gateway site, Exeter, 51 unit development. Managed all aspects of development including achieving new consent and planning amendments, procuring main contractor and management of construction, negotiating equity and debt facility.
Templar Green, Essex
Templar Green, Essex, 78 unit housing led scheme in Cressing Essex. Took control of the development following developer administration. Developed delivery strategy and delivering scheme
Exmouth Junction, Exeter
Exmouth Junction, Exeter, 465 unit brownfield development, facilitated splitting of site into phases to allow onward sale to incoming developers (Grainger Plc and Places for People) as well as delivery of final phase. Negotiated significant reduction in abnormal costs as well as negotiating complex quad-party deed of covenant between parties to allow delivery of whole site by different parties.
Salford Riverside
Salford Riverside, 500 unit development. Undertook a Gateway review of development to optimise scheme and understand construction opportunities. This was used to exit the scheme to an incoming developer.
Fitzjohn Avenue, London
Fitzjohn Avenue, Hampstead - 29 unit development with average sales values of £2,000/ft2 in the heart of Hampstead. D&B contract. Took responsibility for project mid-way through delivery phase.
Programme Management - Supply Chain, Research & Development and Brand Standards/Technical Standards
R&D Flat
Responsible for the inception and management of the R&D flat from conceptual briefing to completion.
The R&D flat was used as a test case to define the EL Brand for the apartments across the programme of works.
Working from an initial brief to maintain consistency in terms of construction, materials and design; delivered the R&D flat which in turn developed the brief and testing ground for the Brand Standards, Technical Standards and Supply Chain.
The R&D flat was fully functional and also had a large samples area close by which could showcase different options from MVHR noise/size to grout colour and tile joints; this allowed for active recommendation presentations, supporting written documents to approve supply chain categories.
Supply Chain
Responsible for the inception, management and delivery of the EL Supply Chain which forms circa 40% of each projects build cost.
Following appointment of the team, a benefits analysis was undertaken to establish which materials/equipment would be targeted for inclusion in the Supply Chain – this covered Lifts, HIUs, Ironmongery, Tiling, and lighting amongst a list of 18 final categories from a greater list of over 30.
Each category was then tested in the R&D flat and used to finalise the recommendation as well as negotiating the final price and terms of the Supply Chain agreement.
The value of the supply chain over the initial EL programme of works is circa £550m.
Technical Brand Standard
Following from the development and completion of the R&D flat and ongoing work with the Supply Chain, responsible for the delivery of the Technical and Brand Standards Documents.
The Standards documents are used as a briefing for a number of third parties from investors and Local Authorities through to designers.
The documents are designed to cascade down in terms of level of information from outline brief through to NBS specifications.
The documents inform third parties how EL developments are designed and how to design them.
This covers standard architectural details such as party walls, bathrooms, utility cupboards and joinery details, as well as MEP strategies/designs such as IT infrastructure and concept, IRS, lighting design/layout principles, small power and lighting accessory locations and principles; all linked through to the supply chain materials and products.
The documents were produced by a team of different consultants including MEP, Architectural, Security, Lighting, LTH/CfSH, IT and document architecture and design.
Developed innovative IT infrastructure solution for developments which has since been utilised by a number of BtR developers and creates significant revenue stream.
Essential living developments typical hold top ten positions in London for resident experience and design in annual surveys such as Homeviews, since launch.
Exeter Gardens
Exmouth Gardens, Exeter, 92 unit development, managed all aspects of development including achieving new consent and planning amendments, procuring main contractor and management of construction, negotiating equity and debt facility.
Nine Elms, London
Nine Elms, London, 14 unit scheme, managing all aspects to development and delivery
Great Western Yard, Gloucester
Great Western Yard, Gloucester, Managing acquisition process for brownfield site, including scheme optimisation and abnormal review. Developed split package route for incoming developer to deliver phase.
Chimes, Westminster
Chimes, Westminster - 39 unit development with sales values of £1,800/ft2. Construction management form of contract. Took responsibility for project at the end of stage 3 design. Achieved value engineering savings of over £2m whilst maintaining sales quality. Achieved new consent whilst works underway to increase value.
Greenwich Creekside, London
Innovative DMR offering and award winning design, as well as using modular construction for what will be the tallest volumetric modular building in Europe.
Responsible for the delivery phase of Greenwich Creekside. 249 scheme consisting of two towers and with 13,800ft/2 of amenity areas.
Modular construction (tallest modular scheme in Europe). Construction Management form of contract, circa £103m GDV.
Construction started 3Q 2015 and due for completion 2Q 2018.
Used as an Exemplar Project in recent Government white paper.
Housing Design Awards – Best Project Award for PRS Development
Archway Tower, London
The first build to rent scheme in UK since Dolphin Square and one of the largest permitted development conversions from office to residential; as well as being the first scheme for Essential Living.
118 unit refurbishment of 17 storey tower in the London Borough of Islington.
6,300ft/2 of amenity provision, including terraces, games room, communal dining rooms and kitchen, gym/work out space, library, lounge and TV areas.
Responsible for the delivery of the project from completion of stage 2 design onwards.
Project commenced January 2015 and first occupation was September 2016.
A challenging project which was driven by the Permitted Development completion window of May 2016, which was latterly extended in April 2016; as well as challenges such as being a footprint site bounded by red routes, existing building constraints, working over LUL asset and third party ownership of freehold, asbestos and market conditions for what was EL’s first completed development.
Construction Management form of contract, circa £48m GDV
Resi Awards – Development of the Year – Highly Commended
Props Awards – Winner, Best Project
RIBA Award
Shortlisted for Construction News Project of the Year (£20-50m)
