People in The Meadows hope new developments will change the area for the better. And with several new blocks of flats near Victoria Embankment, residents hope the investment will continue.
Recently 24 one and two-bedroom apartments were built at the Trent Works complex on the corner of Felton Road and Wilford Crescent East, in the old heart of the suburb. The same developer also converted the former Trent Bridge School, which later became the Mundella Centre, into 10 two and three-bedroom apartments.
Low energy homes have also been built Wilford Crescent West and Hobart Close, where earlier this year families shared how the properties had lowered their energy bills. Meanwhile a project to make improvements to the Embankment memorial gardens is also high on the city council's agenda, and a new visitor centre and toilets will be created, with renovations of statues and water features.
Dan Mounser, 39, a facilities management consultant who has lived in The Meadows for 15 years, spoke about the changes. "You get that sense that it has changed for the better. There are a lot of young families in The Meadows nowadays," Mr Mounser said.
"It's a good location and a good place to live, and hopefully investment will continue. West Bridgford prices have gone through the roof but you can have similar things here.
"There's a lot of young families moving into The Meadows, so I think the demographics have shifted as well. But I don't think it's a completely upward trend, I do not think it is going to be 'North Bridgford' any time soon."
Mike Key, 59, and Dana Key, 46, who are originally from California, last week moved from London to their new home in The Meadows. They said there was "something going on" in the area.
Mrs Key, who works for University of Nottingham, said: "We looked into it a lot and thought about where to move, but we could see there was something going on here. There's a beautiful Victorian heart in The Meadows, but you can see there are newer bits being added.
"We just moved here five days ago from Peckham, and we really like it - we were struck by how clean it is compared to London. Then West Bridgford is just on another level to that."
Mr Key added: "If there's a lot of change then it's probably because some of the other places are too high. It's close to the tram and is a 15 minute trip to the city centre, I can see why people would invest here."
Elsewhere in The Meadows, the site of a former police station is expected to be used to house families who are homeless. Nottinghamshire Police left the station in Meadows Way West in 2015, and, five years later, it was demolished to make way for 21 apartments for private rent. But an 'urgent' need for temporary accommodation means a change of use has been proposed.
On the development surrounding Victoria Embankment, an anonymous resident of The Meadows, added: "It adds to the area with new things being built. There have been quite a few different buildings put up recently. I hope we see a little bit more change here. There's a lot of buildings that look untidy and bits of wasteland they could build on."
There had previously been concerns The Meadows was being separated from the rest of city by a different sort of property development - a row of large student buildings. Traffic Street is now home to a number of student accommodation buildings, like the Vantage building and Printworks development.
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