Trefoil House
- This site in central Northampton is currently occupied by a single storey Victorian building. it was acquired for £250,000 in 2006 by MRP.
- The site context of taller buildings, including the adjacent eight-storey Park Inn Hotel, allowed MRP to obtain planning permission for a six-storey apartment block with a ground floor comprising office accommodation and under-croft parking. The site was commended by the planning committee for its design quality.
- A top floor communal roof terrace offers residents views of the town and tthe apartments to the rear overlook the St Katherine's Square Memorial Garden and provide increased natural surveillance of this important public space.
- The site was sold to Servite Housing in 2007 for mixed-tenure affordable housing. The sale price of £600,000 was 2.4x acquisition value.
Images
The view from a proposed new gateway link from Northampton station.
View North from Horsemarket Street.
The rear apartments overlook the Memorial Gardens.
View South-East from Horsemarket Street.
Recent Projects
Hinckley Hub
A major new development for Hinckley comprising affordable housing and a new public sector hub with Hinckley Borough Council as anchor tenant.
The Last Drop
A refurbished public house providing retail and residential accommodation with new build housing to the rear.
St Andrew's Street
An edge of town car park becomes a six-storey block of affordable housing for EMHA.
Cole Street Studios
The refurbishment and conversion of a long-leasehold period warehouse to multi-let offices.
