A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held at The Green Quarter in West London on 12th July for Rosemary House, which is set to complete in 2024. Overall, this Phase will deliver 645 homes of which 249 are affordable properties being delivered for Southern Housing.

This milestone is a major step forward for a key section of the development’s third phase. Already, The Green Quarter has delivered over 600 homes, for more than a thousand residents, with over half those properties being affordable.

The residents at Rosemary House, which is named after the shrub, will have access to range of community facilities. These include, an extension of the new park, Central Gardens, and the newly-opened community and commercial hub, Parkside Yards. At this district, everyone can enjoy nature at the tree nursery and meadow, create art and ceramics at a new creativity centre, and meet, eat and unwind at the piazza. All Parkside Yards operators are independent and many of them are run by local people, including clothing designer House of A.E.I.O.U. and the grocery store.

More shops and facilities will open up in the coming months as Berkeley continues to transform an 88-acre brownfield site into one of the most biodiverse new places in the country, complete with parks, shops, cafés and more.

Richard White, Executive Director of Development at Southern Housing, comments: “We have been delighted to work with Berkeley on the affordable homes element of what has been heralded as one of the most ambitious regeneration sites in the UK, here in Southall. The site will provide not only 249 much needed new affordable homes in the area but also a real sense of community and connectivity with green space at its heart. We are therefore looking forward to being not only a good landlord to our residents in Ealing, but a committed strategic partner to the Council over the long-term.”

Piers Clanford, Chairman of Berkeley St George and St Joseph, says: “It was fantastic to see additional affordable homes move a step closer and testament to our partnership with Southern Housing here in West London. At Berkeley, we regenerate brownfield land to create beautiful, successful places where communities thrive, we’re committed to delivering diverse developments that can be accessed by people from a variety of backgrounds and The Green Quarter is no different.

“I look forward to hearing about the experiences of the residents at Rosemary House when it completes in a year’s time. Thank you to Ealing Council and the Greater London Authority for their support on this, and to everyone who attended today’s event and celebrated this milestone with us and Southern Housing.”

For more information on Southern Housing’s Shared Ownership homes, where customers buy a share of the property and pay rent on the remainder, please head to its website: https://www.shgroup.org.uk/