Multimillion-pound flats scheme completed

A £6.8m apartments scheme for the elderly has been completed in Coventry city centre.Bond’s Lodge, a three-storey development on Hill Street, features 45 self-contained flats and a large courtyard garden for residents.Deeley Construction completed the project, which was designed by Nicol Thomas Architects on behalf of Coventry Church (Municipal) Charities.The new development is the latest addition to the Almshouses in Coventry, which were founded in the early 1500s and are now sheltered housing schemes for elderly citizens in the city.It will take the number of residents within the Almhouses to over 150 – rising from 11 in 1506.The development has been funded by the charity’s own resources, fundraising, a grant from Homes England and a loan from the Charity Bank.There are already 30 new residents ready to move in to the new apartments in October, with the remaining spaces expected to be filled over the next few weeks.The development was awarded to Deeley Construction under the Homes England DPP3 framework.It marks the final piece of the Belgrade Plaza redevelopment for the Deeley Group, nearly 14 years after the firm’s first development in the area.