Former Tower Works factory site in Leeds set for new lease of life as affordable housing
Work is under way on a housing scheme that will provide dozens of affordable homes in Leeds.
A total of 50 new homes are currently being built on a brownfield site off Moorfield Road in Armley that was formerly occupied by the Tower Works factory.
The finished development will comprise 27 houses and 23 apartments, all available for affordable or social rent.
The scheme is being built by Yorkshire Housing and contractor Termrim Construction with support from Homes England and Leeds City Council, which is committing up to £750,000 for the project.
The scheme aims to help efforts to boost the city’s overall supply of new affordable homes, which – after record building levels in 2023 – is now forecast to rise by a further 750 this year.
It is anticipated that the first homes at the site – which has stood vacant and derelict for a number of years – will be ready for handover in February 2025.
All initial tenancies – and 60 per cent of subsequent lets – will be offered to people on the council’s housing register.
The new homes will have a mix of one, two, three and four bedrooms, and are being built to energy efficient specifications.
Eighteen will be available for social rent, with affordable rents due to be charged for the other 32.
Coun Jess Lennox, Leeds City Council’s executive member for housing, said: “The delivery of new affordable housing is one of the cornerstones of our work to tackle inequality and improve quality of life for people in communities across Leeds.