ISHA is a rapidly growing provider of affordable housing with approximately 650 homes in the development programme. The majority of these new homes are for affordable rent accommodation in the Boroughs of Hackney and Islington. We also have an increasingly significant programme of shared ownership housing for potential first time buyers unable to afford to buy outright due to high property prices in our area. In addition from 2007 onwards we will have below market rent housing for “key workers” available. Information on fortcoming new homes for sale on shared ownership basis will be updated regularly on our shared ownership page.
Nine community-based Housing Associations have agreed to work together to obtain funding for over 1,000 new affordable homes over four years in North and East London. The group, called The North River Alliance (NRA) is led by Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association and has maintained Housing Corporation Preferred Partner Status. The North River Alliance was the first consortium of Housing Associations working in London to achieve Preferred Partner status.
Mike Hanks, Chief Executive of Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association,
commented, “We know that many people in North London looking for accommodation
need to live close to their family and friends, schools and workplaces and
do not want to move out of the area to access cheaper accommodation. We believe
that by working together we can increase the supply of affordable housing
by providing homes more cost effectively ”.
Much of the North River Alliance programme will involve developing complex
urban sites such as those illustrated in this website.
ISHA was invited to develop a site situated between the North London Railway Line and St Jude and St Paul’s school. The school occupied split sites on either side of King Henry’s Walk with the infants’ and reception classes housed in the original Victorian school building attached to the church, and the juniors in a two-storey 1920’s block with a roof-top play area.
The 1920’s school block has been redeveloped to provide a new infant and junior school built to modern standards and retaining a similar area of play space, and three floors of flats above. Despite the affordable housing sitting above the school, the changes in level across the site enable the school and the housing to have totally separate access and care has been taken to minimise the degree of overlooking etc of the school
During the development period, the junior school was relocated to temporary classrooms behind the nearby playground on King Henry’s Walk.
ISHA purchased a derelict bakery with planning permission for an eight-storey building containing 34 units. The development will have ground floor commercial use with one wheelchair flat for affordable rent, and thirty-three flats above for shared-ownership. Contact our agents Stagnell Fox on 08451 301 422 for details.
ISHA acquired a vacant garage block, south of Rozel Court, from Hackney in early 2004. A redevelopment scheme for 4 houses and a 4 storey block of flats, all shared-ownership, was completed in March 2006 and are now all under offer.
The scheme was carried out under a partnering contract with Kind &
Co.
Improvements to the pedestrian access to Rozel Court, landscaping and partial
demolition of the derelict boiler rooms were funded by ISHA as part of the
Section 106 requirement.
This 7 storey scheme was built on an unused car park and was completed in September 2004. It consists of 72 units and contains ISHA’s first shared-ownership scheme (mix provided below).
The development has the added security of a video door-entry system and
digital CCTV cameras in the underground car park. The car park is fitted
with an electronic door entry system ensuring access for ISHA residents only.
Funding for the scheme was received from the Corporation of London as well
as the Housing Corporation.
UNIT MIX |
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Rented |
Shared-ownership |
2 x 4B, 7P maisonettes |
14 x 2B, 4P flats |
2 x 3B, 5P wheelchair maisonettes |
12 x 1B, 2P flats |
22 x 2B, 4P flats (Blocks A & C inclusive) |
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20 x 1B, 2P flats (Blocks A & C inclusive). |
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A Section 106 payment of £300,000 was used to fund a variety of environmental improvements throughout the whole estate that were generated by the Tenants’ and Residents’ Association. They include lighting improvements, demolition of derelict pram-sheds and garages and a new landscaped parking area for the block to the north of Belvedere Court along Hertford Road. Completion took place in September 2004
The second phase of this development, on a site purchased from Hackney Council, has two commercial units and seven parking spaces on the ground floor with 20 two-bedroom flats on the four floors above. Development started in December 2002 and it was handed over in September 2004.
Although located in Hackney, the scheme was funded by a Housing Corporation Grant supported by LB Islington which has most of the nomination rights.
The first phase was completed in 2000 and has a Methodist Chapel on the ground floor with eight rented flats on the three upper floors.
These two vacant houses, set in a Conservation Area, were purchased by ISHA from Hackney in February 2003, and converted into 5 x 2 bedroom flats. The conversion needed particular care as it had to include the restoration of the period details as part of a planning condition.
The flats were let to teenage mothers who receive support from St Martin of Tours Housing Associaton.
ISHA acquired the four-storey derelict block of workshops at the corner of Well Street and Shore Road in 2005.
Revised planning permission was granted in February 2006 for a six-storey building containing a commercial unit and 47 homes for affordable rent, intermediate rent and shared-ownership.
This redevelopment of a vacant library building, set within an existing Islington estate, had the related issues of a confined site working area and, at the same time, maintaining good relations with the surrounding residents of the Islington and Guinness Trust estates.
The completed building comprises a nursery at basement floor level, with an adjacent sunken play area and having mezzanine and ground floor access. Five floors of housing above the nursery provide 29 flats for affordable rent.
Two Islington primary schools, Charles Lamb and Ecclesbourne, are due to be merged to form the New North Community School. The new school will be located on the Charles Lamb site along with 59 units of affordable housing. The Ecclesbourne site is to be developed for private housing.
ISHA was chosen by Islington as the Council’s preferred partner for the affordable housing element of the scheme which includes affordable rent, shared-ownership, and intermediate rent.
Our partners are:
Bangla Housing Association, one of our Black and Minority Ethnic partners, will manage 6 affordable rented units in a self-contained block.
Contact our agents Stagnell Fox on 08451 301 422 for details of the shared ownership units in the scheme.
This scheme provides 21 affordable rented flats under the Section 106 Agreement for the City Road Basin redevelopment conceived and designed by Pollard Thomas & Edwards Architects.
The rented flats and maisonettes will be within a self-contained block and the proposed unit mix is as follows:
UNIT MIX |
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7 x 1 bedroom 2 person flats |
This redevelopment is part of Islington Council’s plan to regenerate the area of City Road Basin, a site with local facilities and well served by public transport. It includes a variety of public and private uses and makes the Basin accessible to the public.
The private component of the development includes business, restaurant, retail, and leisure uses including a waterspace and a park.
The artist's impressions used are designed as a guide and not presentation or fact. The vendor reserves the right to alter or amend the specification as necessary and without prior notice.
