Leading regional contractor Tolent is set to start construction of a £40m residential housing scheme which is set to transform Sunderland’s riverside.
Sunderland City Council has signed a deal that will see Gateshead-based Tolent build 135 modern homes that will form the new Vaux neighbourhood at Riverside Sunderland, the first of 1,000 homes planned for the area as part of plans to double the number of people living in the city centre.
The multimillion-pound project will see Tolent build the sustainable houses using modern methods of construction, renewable energy and smart technology, to reduce the carbon footprint of the development. The homes will stand alongside The Beam and City Hall as one of four new communities to take shape at Riverside, and work is expected to start within weeks.
