Archive for December, 2009

In the bleak midwinter

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

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What a lovely evening we had last night at Saxton, our new residential development in Leeds, it really made me feel that Christmas had begun!

It was the first time since we completed the first part of the Saxton scheme that we’d got the old and new residents together. We had planned to huddle around the newly erected Saxton Gardens Christmas tree but typically the rain wouldn’t let up and we all moved inside, although we made sure we still had a view of the tree! In the warmth, we drank mulled wine, ate too many mince pies and sang along to a lovely carol service by the choir from the nearby Mount St Mary’s Catholic School, who we’d invited down for the evening.

We spotted lots of residents – old and new – having a chat and getting to know each other and can’t wait for the return of the next event with everybody next year – we just hope the rain won’t be here then!

If you want to be part of the new Saxton community, have a look at the homes for sale in Leeds at the scheme.

Come join us! Job opportunities at Urban Splash

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Well, what an interesting year 2009 has been… I never imagined that we’d be sat at the end of the year looking for two new people to expand our residential team! But an impressive growth in demand for renting Urban Splash homes, coupled with a steady stream of sales enquiries, means that we’re on the hunt for new people. We want to find Manchester’s best property people!

First, we’re looking for a sales liaison officer. Based in our Timber Wharf office in Manchester, we want a bright, chatty, personable candidate who will fit right into our buzzing sales operation. The purpose of the role is to give our customers the right impression from the start and reflect the quality of the home they’re buying with our service! We want someone approachable, chatty, and ready to go the extra mile – or more – to make sure our customers’ experience of buying through Urban Splash is positive from start to finish.

Secondly we need a property manager. This role’s for somebody who’s got the relevant qualifications and wants a new challenge at Urban Splash. We want someone who’s organised and whose meticulous approach to management means that our buildings will remain spick and span! We want somebody who can arrange property inspections, oversee all of our building contractors and cleaners. Our chosen candidate will also be great with people and facilitate and facilitate residents meetings at our schemes; representing Urban Splash and answering all the questions that our customers may have.

So if you, or someone you know, could shine in one of these roles, then visit http://www.urbansplash.co.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies for more information about the positions, and to apply.

A sneak preview…

Friday, December 4th, 2009

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As Christmas is approaching we wanted to treat you to a little insight into what we’ve got coming up in the new year. I’ve been working with architects Maurice Shapero to design a couple of apartments at our Albert Mill development in Castlefield, Manchester.

Albert Mill is one of the last Victorian mills of its kind left in Manchester and we’ve restored the building to create 21 shell apartments and 9,206 sq ft of office, retail and leisure space. Inside the space is amazing! Exposed brick, timber beams and cast iron columns – loft style living at its best. The first residents are enjoying living at Albert Mill, having created their own interiors to suit them, and we have a handful of apartments left.

We were introduced to architect Maurice Shapero during the competition to design the bookend for Tutti Frutti at New Islington. We really liked his work and enlisted him to design a stripped-back one bedroom apartment in a traditional, raw, Manhattan Loft style; and a spacious two bedroom/two bathroom apartment that shows off all of the building’s original features.

Without giving too much away we can tell you that the one bed has a ‘jigsaw door’ theme, and the bathroom has a frosted glass wall backlit by LED lights providing background lighting to the apartment.

The two bedroom apartment has a huge open plan living space with dual aspect; you can really imagine entertaining your friends in this vast area.

Anyway, that’s enough to whet your appetite for now. If you think you would be interested in one of these new apartments drop us a line at live@urbansplash.co.uk to be the first to see them. Otherwise we will be able to reveal all in the New Year.