Annual Report 2010-11
The Association’s Annual Report for 2010 – 11 is now available here.
2011 Summer Newsletter
The Summer 2011 Connswater Chronicle is now available to download by clicking here.
Chartered Institute of Housing in Northern Ireland
Housing professionals in Northern Ireland continue to push the boundaries and go the extra mile – this was the message that emerged as the Chartered Institute of Housing celebrated success in the sector at its Annual Housing Awards held in the Culloden Hotel, Belfast on the 24th February 2011.
The aim of the CIH Housing Awards is to recognise innovation, commitment and achievement across the housing sector in Northern Ireland.
Connswater Homes is delighted to announce that it was a winner in the Developing Skills and Capacity Award and also won the overall award for outstanding achievement in the housing sector.
Overall Award
L-R: Barry McKevitt, Catherine Waterworth, Jacqueline Hill, Jacqueline Locke (Chief Executive), Kevin Butler (Chairman) & Jamie Delargy
Developing Skills & Capacity Award
L-R: Jacqueline Locke - Chief Executive, Catherine Waterworth - Business Improvement Manager, Jamie Delargy - Compare for the Evening
How are we doing?
Click here to see the results of our Tenant Satisfaction Survey 2010
A new look for an old friend……
Housing Minister Margaret Ritchie, Kevin Butler, Chairman Connswater Homes & Jacqueline Locke Chief Executive Connswater Homes, at the launch of the refurbishment scheme at Mersey St Primary School on 13 May 2010.
Take a good look………This is the last time Mersey St Primary School will look like this.
When the hoarding comes down it will be transformed into 28 x 2 bedroom apartments & 2 x 1 bedroom apartments
The conversion of any existing school building would be a difficult and complex one under normal circumstances, the conversion of this building is made more difficult and challenging as the entire site is grade B listed and located in one of the development control zones in relation to the George Best Belfast City Airport.
The Association and its design team liaised with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA—Historic Buildings) and the Ulster Architectural
Heritage Society to develop a sensitive design solution that resulted in minimal intervention to the historic character and fabric ensuring that all the main elevations remained intact.
This listed building will be turned into 28 x 2bedroom 3person apartments and 2 x 1bedroom 2person apartments. The unique aspects of the project allow most of the old classrooms to be directly converted into apartments; this proposal provides maximum density on the site which couldn’t have been achieved without agreement between NIEA Historic Buildings to develop into the existing roof space of the building which allows the apartment bedrooms to be located in a mezzanine level which fronts into the internal courtyard thus allowing the original façade to be retained.
Given the nature of the building many of the original features will be retained including the original façade and the assembly hall.
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