A significant milestone has been achieved as the first aspect of the £2.5bn Crescent Salford masterplan has achieved its highest point in development.
The first phase of Adelphi Village, located on Peru Street in Salford, which will bring more than seven hundred new homes to Salford has reached its highest point of twenty-one metres.
The development situated to the east of the River Irwell, is part of the wider 240-acre Crescent Salford masterplan being delivered by the Crescent Partnership.
The Crescent Partnership is made up of ECF (a joint venture between Homes England, Legal & General and Muse), Salford City Council, and the University of Salford.
Work began on the five and six-storey building in April 2024 and is expected to complete in 2026 – with Willohaus offering a green, affordable solution that can reduce energy bills by up to 90 per cent compared to traditional housing.
The new housing will provide a healthy, comfortable environment for residents and its highly sustainable features will help them to reduce their carbon footprints.
The future-proofed homes aim to close the ‘Performance Gap’ and provide resilience against overheating, with the quality assurance of the Passivhaus design standard offering a performance guarantee.
Speaking on behalf of the Crescent Partnership, Simon Hourihan, project director at ECF, said: “Working as a partnership, we are on the way to delivering the first of many affordable, environmentally friendly apartments to the city of Salford.
“The topping out of Willohaus represents a significant milestone as the first residential project within Crescent Salford to reach this stage, and the homes will offer local residents an enhanced standard of living, with reduced energy bills, better air quality and increased comfort.”
He continued: “This commitment to sustainability reduces utility costs but also promotes responsible regeneration that has a lasting impact on the community, as well as helping Salford achieve its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2038.”
The development is supported by Salix Homes, the housing partner for Willohaus, with work also coming from Buttress Architects, engineering consultancy Max Fordham and lead contractor Eric Wright Construction.
Liam Turner, Executive Director of Assets, Growth and Sustainability at Salix Homes, said: “Reaching this key stage in the development of Willohaus is another exciting milestone in our commitment to delivering high-quality, affordable, and sustainable homes in Salford.
“At a time when the need for affordable, energy-efficient homes has never been greater, we’re proud to be working alongside our partners to deliver homes that are better for the environment, support Salford’s carbon-neutral ambitions, and help tackle fuel poverty – providing residents with lower energy bills and a healthier place to live.”
Willohaus is the second collection of sustainable, affordable apartments that ECF has brought forward with Salix Homes following the success of Passivhaus the first development to benefit from funding through the new ‘trailblazer’ devolution protocols.
John Harnett, Managing Director of Eric Wright Construction added: “We are thrilled to have reached the topping out point at Willohaus. Our organisation has an enviable record of delivering high quality affordable homes across the Northwest.
“This latest Passivhaus residential development follows on from our successful delivery of Greenhaus, a nine-storey Passivhaus certified development, and we’re proud to again be working with our valued clients, ECF and Salix Homes.”
The development is the first phase of development with ECF recently submitting plans for a second community located on Cleminson Street, Farmer Norton phase one will include 42 low-rise, three-bedroomed homes and will form the second phase of Adelphi Village.
If plans are approved, work is due to commence in Summer 2025.
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