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Spring Newsletter
Issue 3
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS Welcome to our third College Gardens newsletter, with all our latest news and information about this outstanding development from the Jersey Development Company. With over 98% of homes already purchased off-plan, space for a brand new community is starting to take shape at College Gardens. This exciting new residential development brings an iconic landmark back to life and gives islanders a unique opportunity to own part of Jersey’s heritage.
College Gardens has provided future property owners with a superb opportunity to live close to town, with use of the location’s stunning south-facing restored lawns, creating space for a brand new community in an attractive landscaped setting.
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With the development almost sold out, and the majority of properties secured by owner-occupiers, College Gardens will be a thriving new residential quarter where you’ll be surrounded by like-minded people.
COLLEGE GARDENS AT A GLANCE Superb collection of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes and duplex apartments. Nearly an acre of landscaped gardens, close to shops and schools. Allocated parking and storerooms to the majority of units, residents-only gym.
PROGRESS UPDATE Week 23 of 130 - and at long last spring is on the way and the rain’s stopped! Rok Construction’s site team is currently around 60 operatives and 8 on-site managers. Recent weeks have seen them move into the main building, the new Nightingale House. Rok’s Robert Matthews said:
'Working on an old building is always fascinating, but this project has been particularly rewarding. To see the years of history peeled back layer by layer, preserved to reveal a unique and stunning building finally coming back to life is very special.’
The building has been stripped of all furnishings and walls, and all the masonry areas are being high pressure cleaned using a Doff cleaning method. Major internal strengthening of the structure is underway, as well as work to replace all the perimeter concrete lintels to the window openings. Perimeter scaffolds are now in place. Nightingale House
Inglis House
– We are now installing the reinforcement to the second floor slab, which was concreted in March, to allow the wall construction up to the roof to begin.
Curie Fry House
– All the excavations to the building have been completed - what a huge hole! We are now concreting the basement slabs, installing drainage, concreting and reinforcing all the basement walls. The ground floor podium slab work will commence in two weeks’ time.
Cavell House
Garrett–Anderson House
– The excavation for the basement has been completed, buried drainage is underway and the sub-structure reinforcement and concrete works have begun. – Excavation for the basement is due to start in two weeks’ time. Over the next nine months, we will see a huge increase in labour resource as we will be working on all six buildings at the same time, albeit at different stages so let’s hope for good weather!
Apartments
What Our Buyers Say
As part of the Affordable Housing Gateway scheme, 40 locally-qualified first time buyers were given a unique opportunity to get on the property ladder at College Gardens. The shared equity one-bedroom homes were incredibly popular, and all apartments sold out within a month. First time buyer Claire Rowland said: I have always wanted to be able to buy
my own home but struggled with rising house prices in Jersey. The assisted purchase scheme has enabled me to get that first step on the property ladder, when I didn’t think I would be able to. It was an amazing opportunity, and as an ex-student of JCG, having my first home at College Gardens just felt right. I am looking forward to getting the keys and making the apartment my own!’
‘The concept came to us at an exciting time in our lives. We were looking to retire and were apprehensive, but now look at it as a new beginning. The idea has become a reality and we now look forward to the future with great excitement.’ Mr & Mrs L
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FINISHING TOUCHES Planning how to decorate your new home? Take advantage of special offers, exclusively for College Gardens purchasers.
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From decorating to dining furniture, comfy sofas to curtains and our collections of lighting, you’ll find a special offer waiting exclusively for you at Romerils in Dumaresq Street - £400 worth of discount vouchers to help with your purchases. With diverse and eclectic ranges of home interior products to enhance your new purchase, as well as great in-store advice, free delivery, packaging removal and outstanding after-sales service, Romerils Home Interiors is the premier choice for College Gardens.
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BATHROOM PODS - COMING SOON Work has started on the new College Gardens display bathroom pods at Romerils Home - in the next few weeks you’ll be able to see the finished bathroom pods for yourself. *All CGI images are for illustrative purposes only.
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