MNM Developments begins work on £12m Leith housing development

A Scottish housebuilder is transforming a former Edinburgh industrial site into 77 new homes, thanks to a £5.8 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.MNM Developments has started construction on The Tayworks, a new £12m development located in Leith’s West Bowling Green Street.The new development consists of 77 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, with 14 of these already reserved. Housing association Places for People has also acquired 14 of the 77 properties to market as affordable housing. The housebuilder is headed up by sibling trio, Marc, Nathan, and Michaela Teague. In addition to The Tayworks, the family-run firm recently completed The Market development in Bonnyrigg and has sites underway at Willowbrae Road in Edinburgh, and Castlemains in Dirleton. Over the past five years, the firm has built over 100 properties across Edinburgh and the Lothians.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic halting construction of The Tayworks for four months, the firm has managed to adapt its original build plan and is now only five weeks away from its original completion date. It will welcome its first homeowners from October 2021.Bank of Scotland provided the business with a £5.8m development loan, supporting the firm in the build of the site. The development itself also created around 50 jobs for local sub-contractors.