Tuesday 03 June 2014
Guernsey Housing Association's development at Rue Jamouneau has been completed on time and within budget by JW Rihoy & son Ltd. This mixed tenure development is designed to accommodate a broad selection of residents, with 54 properties for rent and 26 for partial ownership. We have incorporated a range of dwelling types from single bedroom flats to bungalows through to 4 bedroom houses. These properties have been designed by local architects Lovell Ozanne and Partners to give a pleasant and friendly environment to build community.
The development is now fully occupied.
All of the properties are designed to 'Lifetime Home' standards and so cater for people with a wide range of needs. In particular, the 10 ground-floor apartments, 7 bungalows and 7 of the three-bedroom houses are designed for wheelchair users and people with restricted mobility.
The development incorporates outdoor spaces to encourage community within the estate, with separate areas for school children to play with seating for supervising parents, teenagers to meet together and practice basketball or football and an area for adults to sit and enjoy.
Energy efficiency has been paramount in the design of these properties; hot water and heating supported by solar panels, insulation levels that exceed current standards and air tightness values that make these properties cost effective to run whilst protecting the environment.
GHA's Development Manager Phil Roussel said:
"It's great to see the culmination of GHA developments in this area, creating properties that are desirable to be occupied. The difference in appearance of the new dwellings from the previous conurbation is just what we hoped to achieve, so we are delighted to see something very different on this site. Hopefully the design will encourage those living in Rue Jamouneau and Rue Sarchet to form friendships and community in their new environment."
The Housing Minister, Deputy Dave Jones said:
"I've made no secret of the fact that the main reason I got into politics was to replace the old, tired Grand Bouet estate with modern social housing, and to rejuvenate the area in the process - that was the ambition. Now, three years since the last property on the Bouet was demolished, and with the help of the Guernsey Housing Association, that ambition has been realised. The completion of Rue Jamouneau marks the start of a new era for tenants and homeowners alike."
30% of the total costs of the development is funded by land and grant from the States Housing Department. The remaining 70% is funded from a Bank Loan from the RBSI, which GHA pays back using rental income.
Further information
GHA is an independent not-for-profit company, but works in close partnership with the States Housing Department to help deliver social housing as part of the Corporate Housing Programme for the islands people. GHA's Board Members are unpaid volunteers.
Contact details
Phil Roussel, Guernsey Housing Association
Tel: 01481 240 869
