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Moortown flats make way for retirement homes
Flats and bungalows on a Moortown estate are being demolished after more than 50 years to make way for retirement apartments.
The Leeds Jewish Housing Association (LJHA) hopes to complete the work on the Queenshill estate, Moortown, by March 2011.
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The development will include 62 one and two-bed flats, with an undercover, carpeted walkway leading to the Arnold and Marjorie Ziff
Community Centre in Stonegate Road, joining another set of apartments already on the site.
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Demolition has now begun on 15 existing bungalows and two flats
on the site, with the work due for completion in mid-July.
LJHA chief executive Sheila Saunders said: "This is a bitter-sweet moment for myself and for our tenants.
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"These properties have been home to many people over the past 50 years and memories are tied up with the bricks and mortar.
"The right decision has been made as these properties need to be replaced to develop this area for the future of our community."
The state-of-the-art project is managed by Synergy Housing Solutions Ltd – part of the Chevin Housing Group – with a 4m grant from the Homes and Communities agency.
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