Rapier Street, Ipswich

The former Ransomes & Rapier heavy engineering works site lies to the south of the town centre of Ipswich, in an area where housing need is increasing as larger employment users move out of the town centre. We were acting for building contractors looking for a new headquarters when this 3.5 Acre site became available, but it was much more suitable as a large gateway housing scheme, sited near the River Orwell at the end of the A137. We introduced our contractor clients to Shaftesbury Housing Group and they brought in developer partner Providus Developments Ltd who purchased the site for a mixed use development.