The Edinburgh Reporter

Live well with Moda

New way of renting in the city is available at The McEwan

- By PHYLLIS STEPHEN Anyone looking to move into Moda The McEwan can register for priority booking here: www. modaliving.com

MODA LIVING has opened to new residents at its first Scottish next generation neighbourh­ood, The McEwan, in Fountainbr­idge. The McEwan offers a whole new way of renting in Scotland with luxury apartments just ready to walk into.

Moda makes the process very simple and accessible with no deposits and no fees, so that everyone can move into a new home within two days.

The Edinburgh developmen­t provides everything needed for modern living, including spacious, interior designed apartments, and the real bonus of shared space including a cinema room, private dining room, communal lounges, an outdoor roof terrace, work from home spaces and a 24/7 gym.

From fruit and water to rubber and beer, Fountainbr­idge has a lot of history and strong entreprene­urial spirit captured through the building and community. The building takes its name from William McEwan, who opened the Fountain Brewery in the area in 1856. The brewery became the largest in single-ownership in the UK, producing two million barrels a year. The barley leaf motif is part of the scheme's design features – coming into play in the landscapin­g detailing.

Moda will comprise 476 new homes in three blocks with large public squares and gardens. There's a home for everyone here - from studios to one-beds, two-bed sharers and threebedro­om duplex apartments. Each home features design by interior designers Amos and Amos, is fully furnished and complete with top spec tech including low-energy Samsung appliances, Wi-Fi and 50% off Sky Q packages. Residents may decorate to put their own touch on their home and pets are welcome.

With panoramic views over the city, the seventh floor offers a space for residents to meet, socialise and collaborat­e. The private dining room provides the perfect spot to host friends, the cinema room can be booked out for everything from sports viewings to movie nights and the lounges are the perfect spot to enjoy an after work drink or meet with other residents.

The 24/7 gym can be used to pump-up or wind-down, the courtyard, with its ongoing activation schedule is the perfect spot to meet other residents, and the roof terrace, with stunning views over the city and beyond, makes for the ideal setting to watch the sunset or enjoy a sunny weekend.

There are 100 co-working spaces, at The McEwan providing space to work from home or collaborat­e with others. With 85% of the workforce expecting to work from home at least 1-2 days a week indefinite­ly, residents also have full access to co-working spaces and bookable meeting rooms, with coffee stations and super-fast Wi-Fi.

The developmen­t is also the first and only residentia­l developmen­t in Europe to be awarded a Fitwel 3 Star Rating thanks to Moda's commitment to develop neighbourh­oods that are built with health and wellbeing at their core by featuring state-of-the-art amenities putting residents' health and wellbeing first. Moda wants to create neighbourh­oods with community at the heart with a focus on combating isolation. Not only will the state-of-the art amenities provide a space for the residents to come together, an extensive events programme - from rooftop yoga to BBQs - will give residents the chance to mix and mingle.

Amanda Rennie, General Manager at The McEwan said: “My background is in hotels and hospitalit­y and that's exactly what drew me to Moda. Unlike most home providers, Moda is a hospitalit­y led landlord - your rent will give you far more than just four walls. From an extensive list of services to make life easy and amenities that mean your home extends way beyond your home, living at Moda works around the lifestyle of a busy city dweller. “What really makes Moda stand out is the community; the co-working spaces encourage collaborat­ion, the social spaces create places to meet new people and the events bring like-minded individual­s together. At our other developmen­ts the community that has naturally developed has been what makes Moda such a unique place to live and I can't wait to bring that to Edinburgh.'

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