Developer launches community and commercial hub alongside landmark scheme

Developer Blueprint has opened a new community and commercial hub on Daleside Road in Nottingham, next to its Trent Basin development.The Trent Basin Makers Yard is to be a new home and incubator hub for local artists, makers and service providers with a strong focus on culture, health and wellbeing, revitalising an ex-industrial area with many underused spaces and hidden assets.Blueprint has already purchased two key buildings on Daleside Road, Arlo House and the Pine Warehouse next door, so that it can establish a core base for the project and secured its first tenants, One Thorseby Street and Bikeworks, alongside a commitment to further extend The Trent Basin Makers Yard.Although the management of The Yard will be collectively organised by its tenants, the team at Blueprint will step in to support as needed and potentially look to purchase additional properties as The Yard expands. There are also plans in place to link the new hub directly to the Trent Basin development with a new pedestrian and cycle route for residents and providing direct access to the river and the historic basin inlet for visitors and those located at The Yard.Tristan hessing is director of One Thoresby Street, a not for profit community of freelance sculptors, photographers, product designers, musicians and film makers, based in Nottingham city centre. Colin Hallahan plans to open an Aikido Dojo at Trent Basin Makers Yard. Shobukai Aikido Daleside will teach this Japanese martial art to residents and the wider community. Trent Basin’s residential community is continuing to grow with Phase 3 currently under development with homes to be released for sale in Spring 2021. Phase 4 will also include the development of a new school for the community.