Blueprint set to bring self-design to The Fruit Market
A Nottingham developer is set to bring a new housing concept to Nottingham which will see buyers work alongside an architect for an opportunity to shape their home and collaborate with their neighbours to design shared facilities.
Blueprint will introduce its Group Custom Build concept to its new project at The Fruit Market in the centre of Nottingham, overlooking Victoria Park and next to the redeveloped Sneinton Market.
Blueprint says it is keen to talk to interested parties and kick start Phase One of The Fruit Market. A number of people have already expressed an interest in participating in the project.
Peter Conboy, development director at Blueprint, who is heading up the project, said: “The concept of Group Custom Build offers homeowners the opportunity to work collaboratively with architects, developers and neighbours to build the homes and community they want to live in. It is a popular and proven concept in northern Europe, especially Germany, and I am very optimistic it will be popular here too. I would urge people to register their interest by the 12 April deadline to ensure they are involved right from the start of the project.”
Situated on Bath Street near Sneinton Market, The Fruit Market development will be a mix of houses and apartments. The £7m development will include around 40 homes and Phase One of the project has 15 homes and apartments earmarked for construction. Prices are expected to start at around the £180,000 level.
The Fruit Market project will allow homeowners to individually customise their homes, which they will own outright, and to help design shared elements that will be owned and managed by the custom build group. The whole process will be enabled by Blueprint. “It will be a bit like designing and building your own home without the headache of starting from scratch,” according to Peter Conboy.
He added: “Sneinton Market area is the natural extension of the city centre and is set to become a thriving residential and cultural location. The former wholesale market has received a multi-million pound makeover, thanks to the commitment of Nottingham City Council, and is now ready for a new wave of people to make it their home.”
Nottingham’s Letts Wheeler is the architect on the scheme.
