Structural work is completed on 451-home rental flats site

Work is completed on a massive 451-home rental flat development in Leeds. Developer PLATFORM alongside Lloyds-backed equity investor Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) has marked the 'topping out' ceremony to mark formal structural completion of the development at Sweetfields, Leeds which is part of the South Bank Regeneration area.

- by Nicola Adam

Phase One of Sweetfields now structurally complete.

Constructed by main contractor Winvic Construction, the scheme is a collection of studios, one, two and three-bedroom apartments designed specifically for renters.

The project now moves into internal fit-out and façade works ahead of practical completion in early 2027.

The building is a part of the larger Sweetfields neighbourhood which will include the reinstatement of the Commercial Inn, the launch of a new Asda.

Express and a new central square among extensive landscaping.