PLATFORM_ HQ | Build to Rent Schemes in Crawley and Stevenage appoint Henry Construction as main contractor

Westrock has appointed Henry Construction as main contractor for two of England’s first regional housing developments designed for rent build. The developer and operator is one of the first build to rent businesses in Britain to focus on employment hubs right across the country. Its projects in Crawley and Stevenage are seeking to appeal to major employers around Gatwick airport in West Sussex such as Easyjet and pharmaceutical giants GSK, who are based near the Hertfordshire town.

Westrock, Developer, Crawley, Stevenage, West Sussex ,housing developments, rent build

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05 Dec Winvic & PLATFORM_ mark the topping out and completion of first show apartment of the PLATFORM_ Sheffield Build-to-Rent development

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Winvic Construction Ltd and PLATFORM_ held a ceremony to mark the topping out of PLATFORM_ Sheffield, a 335-apartment build-to-rent (BTR) development located in Sheffield city centre. The occasion also marked the completion of the first show apartment ahead of the scheduled completion of the development...

05 Dec Planning application to re-imagine Sweet Street in Leeds submitted to City Council

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Ambitious mixed-use development brought forward by PLATFORM_ represents £500 million investment for local region 11 October 2022 – Leading build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator, PLATFORM_, has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to create an ambitious 1.3 million sq ft mixed-use development on Sweet...

21 Apr Heimstaden Bostad Funds and Acquires PLATFORM_’s Residential Project in Edinburgh

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Heimstaden Bostad AB has agreed to fund and acquire PLATFORM_’s 464-home residential project in Edinburgh for SEK 1.5 billion (£124.4 million). A build contract was placed simultaneously and practical completion is scheduled for mid-2024. The development is in the Bonnington regeneration area, 2 km (1.2 miles)...

12 Apr PLATFORM_ acquires a central Milton Keynes site for Build-to-Rent led mixed-use development

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PLATFORM_, the Build-To-Rent (“BTR”) investor, developer and operator, has acquired a site in the centre of Milton Keynes for a future BTR and office redevelopment. This takes the gross development value (GDV) of PLATFORM_’s development pipeline to over £1 billion. Milton Keynes has a total population...

21 Jun PLATFORM_ announces purchase of eight-acre Leeds site

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PLATFORM_, the BTR developer and operator, has exchanged contracts to purchase a large city centre gateway site in Leeds from a subsidiary of Burberry. The eight-acre site, which is located on Sweet Street, has a lapsed planning consent for a 935,000 sq ft residential-led mixed...

21 May PLATFORM_ forms JV with Northwood Investors to develop and operate BTR assets across the United Kingdom

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PLATFORM_ and Northwood Investors have formed a new joint venture to develop and operate Build to Rent apartments across UK regional centres in England, Scotland and Wales. The venture will initially develop a portfolio of 1,039 apartments including: PLATFORM_ Glasgow, comprising 498 apartments, located at Central...

11 May PLATFORM_ tempts Alan Druckman from Whitbread

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Build-to-rent (BTR) developer PLATFORM_ has poached Alan Druckman from Premier Inn owner Whitbread to lead its operations and commercial division. Druckman was previously head of strategy for Premier Inn, and worked for the brand for three years in a number of senior roles. “Having worked for one...

08 May PLATFORM_ soul: Jean-Marc Vandevivere interview

Posted at 08:53h in Build-to-Rent, PRS, Development, Business 0 Comments

Jean-Marc Vandevivere looks down on his former employer. His stance is literal rather than attitudinal. From PLATFORM_’s boardroom, he has a view out over the offices of British Land, where until the end of last year he was head of residential. The chief executive of the...

02 May PLATFORM_ picks Sheffield for first new-build development

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Private rented sector developer PLATFORM_ is set to deliver its first new-build scheme after buying a Sheffield city centre site for a 300-unit, £75m project, Property Week can reveal. Until now, the company, owned by private real estate investor and developer Westrock, has built its portfolio of...

13 Apr Venturing into new models for renting

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This week we announced a joint venture with investment managers Invesco. As part of the scheme they have purchased a majority stake of the PLATFORM_ portfolio, which includes 580 build to rent apartments, which we will continue to manage. The deal is worth around £116m...