Keys handed over at £5m Black Country waterside flats
A new £5.5 million housing development in the Black Country has officially welcomed its first residents.
The Walsall Housing Group (WHG) retirement living scheme, called Cardan Pointe, is on the newly-regenerated Waterfront area in Walsall town centre.
It is made up of a total of 44 one and two-bedroom apartments for people who are aged over 55.
The development has communal space, including a kitchen where residents can get together to socialise, and offers an exciting mix of health, social and leisure activities for people to take part in if they choose.
A wellbeing service provides customers with varying levels and types of support, including access and signposting to other services, help to get out and about and stay active, advice on bills and assistance with money management.
Bill Reeves, aged 64, recently moved into one of the apartments with his wife Karen, 59.
He said: "Karen's mother was moving into Cardan Pointe and asked us to come along and have a look at her new place.
"We absolutely loved it and decided that it would be an ideal home for us too.
"We are obviously fairly young and Karen is still working but it is re-assuring to know there will be more support available for us if we need it in the future.
"In the meantime we just love the great location, friendly neighbours and the design of the building."
WHG has invested more than £4.4m into the development, which also received more than £1m in funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
Building works, which started back in December 2014, were delivered in partnership with Jessup Brothers.
Clare Thomas, head of health and wellbeing for WHG, said: "Cardan Pointe is a flagship development offering stylish and contemporary accommodation, with valuable wellbeing support on hand if it is required.
"It will enable people over the age of 55 to live independently and enjoy life to the full.
"It is a unique development within Walsall and is the ideal affordable solution for people aged over 55 who are looking to downsize and free up capital in their later years."
A further two purpose built wellbeing schemes are due to be completed by WHG in 2017.
Keelson Point in Leamore will offer 66 new homes and Ellum Pointe in Brownhills will offer a further 62.
