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Coreena Ford

First look inside swish Durham city apartment scheme set to open next year

A stunning multimillion-pound apartment scheme with some of the best views in Durham city has been unveiled.

The Gardens is a new community of 153 plush apartments set across a trio of buildings, in the new Milburngate development taking shape in the city’s northern quarter on the banks of the River Wear. Developers have issued images of the scheme as the finishing touches are put in place, saying the studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are surrounded by a thriving new neighbourhood of places to eat, drink, shop and play.

New leisure arrivals in the city include a boutique Everyman cinema, a BrewDog bar and a Bar + Block restaurant. Operators say all the apartments are furnished and kitted out to the highest spec, and will be available to rent from January 2023, with potential residents being given the choice of floorplans including duplex and loft style apartments. The monthly rental fee also gives access to rooftop terraces, communal gardens and an onsite team.

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Milburngate has been developed in partnership between Arlington Real Estate and Richardson, and the new residential scheme will be operated by Native Residential, a growing independent build-to-rent operator which has other properties in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester and Milton Keynes.

Colleen McCaughey, community manager at The Gardens said: “The Gardens reflects a new vision of rental living where residents can truly live among it all. In addition to living in an outstanding, accessible location, The Gardens brings together an array of services, amenities and community experiences that create truly soulful living.”

The Gardens will welcome first tenants next year (Native Places)

Allan Cook, founder of Arlington Real Estate, added: “The Gardens is at the very core of Milburngate, both in terms of its location, but also as a place that will be the beating heart of this new riverside community. It has been designed to complement and integrate into the other aspects of Milburngate, providing the highest quality new homes in this stunning historic, yet forward looking city.”

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