Team developing winning ways with affordable homes
Housing association Gentoo is celebrating after receiving a prestigious national award for its Affordable Development Team.
It was named as the DevelopmentTeamoftheYearatthe Inside Housing Development Awards in London. The team was recognised for its plan to createnewaffordablehousing in Sunderland.
The team was established to deliver a multi-millionpound investment in building 1,200 affordable homes in Sunderland by 2025.
The award comes only two years after the team was created by Gentoo in 2019. They beat off competition from five other nominees in the category from around the country.
The Inside Housing Development Awards are national awards that celebrate developers and architects for their work in building exemplary homes and communities.
The awards are judged by a panel of industry experts.
The team was praised by the judges “for creating a whole new range of beautiful house types, getting 160 homes under construction within one year, and a further 400+homesthroughtheplanning process.”
Work is also due to start
on 112 new homes in Downhill and Town End Farm in the comingmonths,whichwillalso see the launch of Gentoo’s new shared ownership sales offer.
Joanne Gordon, development director at Gentoo Group, said: “I’m extremely proud of everything our team
has achieved in such a short space of time.
"Thisawardistestamentto their dedication and commitment, and Gentoo’s ambition to transform affordable housing in Sunderland.
“To be recognised nationally is fantastic and this is only the start of the team’s success
as we move forward and continue to change the lives of people in Sunderland by providing these stunning new homes.”
KeithLoraine,chairofGentoo Group, said: “Gentoo has undergone a lot of change in the past few years, and as part of this we have put affordable
house building back at the heart of our organisation.
“Within only a year, the impact our Affordable Development Team had made was nothing short of outstanding and I’m delighted that they have been recognised by InsideHousingfortheirachievements.”