About the Berkeley Group The Berkeley Group build homes and neighbourhoods. We focus on creating beautiful, successful places in London and the South of England. We work together with other people to tackle the shortage of good quality homes, and make a lasting contribution to the landscape and to the communities we help create. Berkeley’s first homes were typically large executive style properties, but today the Berkeley portfolio reflects the aspirations of a much broader range of home buyers, encompassing medium to large-scale developments in towns, cities and the countryside, mixed use schemes, riverside apartments, refurbished historic buildings and urban loft spaces. The company has also gained considerable experience in creating sustainable communities within complex regeneration schemes and today all building takes place on brownfield sites. The Berkeley Group is made up of six autonomous companies: St George, St James, Berkeley, St Edward, St William and St Joseph. We are publicly-owned and listed on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE 100 company. Berkeley’s business strategy is called Our Vision. This focuses on five key areas: our customers, homes, places, operations and people. Through this framework we are striving to become a world class business. Sustainability is at the heart of Berkeley. Our single biggest contribution is to create new places that grace their surroundings and will stand the test of time. The environmental performance of each site is monitored tightly and we publish independent research measuring our social and economic impact. The Berkeley Group was voted one of Britain’s Most Admired Company across all industries from 2012 to 2016 and Housebuilder of the Year in 2015. In 2014, we won the Queens Award for Enterprise and in 2015 we were the first house-builder in Britain to have 500 sites registered by the Considerate Constructors Scheme. The Berkeley Foundation was set up in 2011 by the Berkeley Group. So far it has committed over £9 million to over 85 charities and worthy causes. The Berkeley Foundation focuses on four key areas: homes, jobs, skills and care. Funding comes in a variety of ways: the Berkeley Group covers overhead costs; employees have so far raised over £3 million; and we are also very grateful for support from our consultants, subcontractors and supply chain.
Berkeley Homes East and West Thames
Berkeley is the Group’s longest established brand, founded in 1976 and today creating medium to large-scale developments in towns, cities and the countryside, encompassing executive homes, mixed use schemes, riverside apartments, refurbished historic buildings and urban loft spaces. Berkeley is proud to be one of the leading property development companies in London and the South of England.
Berkeley Homes East and West Thames is one of the best performing regions within the Berkeley Group which currently has 23 offices across the Group.
Berkeley East & West Thames is headed up by an extremely stable management team, with the majority of directors having been with the business for over 15 years. This stability has set the foundations for an extremely successful and profitable region, accounting for 25% of the entire group turnover.
Kidbrooke Village and Woolwich Arsenal Regeneration Schemes
Kidbrooke Village is located in one of London’s most popular locations, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and comprises of four distinct neighbourhoods, integrated seamlessly into one community. These include: The Village Centre (Birch House, The Square and Centrum Court), Meridian Gate (The Crescent), Blackheath Quarter (Urban Houses) and City Point. The development covers 109 hectares including 35 hectares of green space with the master plan costing £1bn. The development will eventually consist of 4,800 new homes and 35 hectares of parkland and open space. To date 1,457 homes have been delivered. This includes nearly 800 homes for private sale, over 600 affordable homes including 170 Extra Care Homes. Upon completion, Kidbrooke Village will consist of a new train station with direct trains to Central London in 16 minutes, shops and amenities including a residents-only gym, restaurants and leisure facilities. With planning consent for almost 5,000 homes of which 25% will be affordable in total to be delivered, Royal Arsenal Riverside is one of the most exciting riverside addresses, occupying a prime location along the River Thames with a forthcoming on-site Crossrail Station and buzzing retail hub. Having delivered the first homes in 2001, there have been 165 Senior Living Homes and over 2,600 completions so far consisting of 868 affordable homes. The riverside location and mix of heritage buildings and modern architecture create a unique setting with 700,000+ sq ft non-residential now proposed containing retail, leisure, community, office space and light industrial with the on-site Crossrail Station secured for 2018 delivery. There will also be a direct Thames Clipper service and one of the largest Green Roofs in Europe in Wellington Park. Already home to over 5,000 residents as well as a host of cultural, community, retail, leisure and employment spaces, Royal Arsenal Riverside offers a creative and vibrant environment for work, rest and play in South East London.
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