In what was described as a 'groundbreaking event', Southern Housing Group started redevelopment works at The Mannings on Surry Street in March 2022.
Forty town-centre flats have been demolished to make way for a new 74-home development.
Construction and development company Real ‘topped out’ last Wednesday (July 5). Real joined together with Southern Housing and local councillors, Catherine Arnold, Jeremy Gardner and Steve Neocleous to ‘celebrate this latest milestone’.
They had a tour of the project – ‘which will be ready for residents early next year’.
In keeping with the centuries-old tradition of topping out, a yew tree branch was placed at the highest point of the building by Real CEO Paul Nicholls.
Paul said: “It is great to be topping out on a local scheme for a great client, Southern Housing, who has worked with us through difficult economic times to make fantastic progress. We are now one step closer to delivering much-needed affordable housing in Shoreham using local workers and supply-chain to create a sustainable community, and we couldn’t be prouder.”
Real was appointed in September 2021, as the partner of choice for The Mannings by Southern Housing – ‘as well as a selection of residents’.
Described as a ‘great collaborative relationship’, local people were kept ‘at the heart of the project’, with developers consulting them on the design, construction and materials used.
Cathy Bacon, head of delivery and regeneration at Southern Housing said this development has been a ‘great example of involving residents in the co-creation of our services’.