A Bellway London development has been shortlisted as a finalist in the First Time Buyer Magazine Readers’ Awards 2023.
The housebuilder’s Eastside Quarter site in Bexleyheath has been chosen as a finalist in the Best Large Development category of the prestigious awards, which are in their 13th year.
Voting is now open and members of the public can cast their vote in any of the 15 categories until 28 July.
The winners will be announced at a glitzy awards ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square in September.
Bellway London’s Eastside Quarter has transformed a former civic offices site into an attractive new residential community in the heart of Bexleyheath.
The development comprises a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments within six buildings, with a number of additional features including roof-top and podium gardens, a residents’ gym, a concierge service, parking and a car club.
Bellway London is delivering a total of 518 apartments on the site, with 400 properties for private sale and 118 affordable homes for local people through low-cost rent or shared ownership.
Emma Hamlett, Sales Director for Bellway London, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be in the finals of the First Time Buyer Magazine Readers’ Awards 2023. Being chosen as a finalist in the Best Large Development category in these coveted awards is a degree of success in itself, such is the esteem that these awards are held within the housebuilding industry.
“We were very pleased to secure the land for Eastside Quarter, in the centre of Bexleyheath, which we knew was perfectly positioned for the local first-time buyers’ market. We set about designing a development which would provide attainable and desirable housing for first-time buyers in the area.
“The sales figures demonstrate that we have hit our target market as 74 per cent of the apartments completed so far have been secured by purchasers buying their first home.
“Bellway London has not only delivered hundreds of new-build homes to meet the specific needs of the local housing market but it has also provided an estimated £2.8 million in Community Infrastructure Levy payments. We have also contributed to improvements within the immediate area by providing 3,000 square metres of commercial floorspace and public realm improvements which have enhanced the vitality of Bexleyheath town centre and supported the ongoing regeneration of the area.
“Voting for the First Time Buyer Magazine Readers’ Awards is now open and we would welcome votes from members of the public for Eastside Quarter as the Best Large Development to help us bring the award to Bexleyheath. Bellway has also been shortlisted in the Private Developer of the Year category in the same awards, so people are also able to vote for us in that category too. We’d like to thank everyone who takes the time to vote.”
To vote for Bellway in both categories visit https://www.ftbawards.com/vote-now/.
