Aviva Investors has agreed to forward-fund the creation of 101 single-family homes in Cambridge, U.K., continuing its development partnership with Packaged Living, the United Kingdom’s leading sustainable living specialist.
The homes, which will be delivered by Barratt Homes, the country’s largest housebuilder, will form part of the Franklin Gardens community within the wider Darwin Green masterplan. Situated on the northwestern edge of Cambridge, Darwin Green is expected to deliver more than 1,500 homes when complete, alongside a primary school, health center, supermarket and sports facilities, as well as community spaces and parks.
Spread across two-, three- and four-bedroom houses as well as two-bed apartments, the 101 new homes are expected to provide more than 105,000 square feet of housing. Working with Barratt Homes, Aviva Investors and Packaged Living have specified that the new homes are built to be fully electric, making use of air-source heat pump system