Founded in 2005 by Managing Director, Mark McNamee, Cityheart specialises in working with the public sector to deliver and manage regeneration projects across the United Kingdom. We have also successfully delivered specialist healthcare, judicial, extra care, education and student accommodation buildings.
Whilst Cityheart is primarily a development company, we also provide development consultancy advice and invest in the property market, in addition to delivering private sector projects.
Cityheart has partnered with Oak Construction Projects of Stockport to deliver the first phase of Stopford Park, its 442-apartment scheme on Greek Street and Wellington Road in the town centre.
Some of Stockport’s newest residents joined CityRise and its delivery partners to celebrate the official opening of the Interchange apartments last week, with a party at the award-winning scheme. Excerpt from an article on Marketing Stockport.
Cityheart has revealed the new name for its 442-apartment scheme on Greek Street and Wellington Road in Stockport. The development, formally known as Royal George Village, has been rebranded Stopford Park in line with Cityheart’s vision to create a new neighbourhood community and landscaped public realm in the heart of the town.
Cityheart has been appointed as Wigan Council’s Strategic Development Partner to deliver a long-term, mixed-use regeneration project at the 8-acre The Galleries Site, located in the heart of Wigan.
Cityheart are appointed as Herefordshire Council’s Development Partner to deliver purpose-built student accommodation to attract students to the Hereford College of the Arts and a new university, the New Model in Technology & Engineering (NMITE).
Cityheart were appointed as the University of the Highlands & Island’s Strategic Development Partner to design, develop and operate/maintain thirteen new student accommodation schemes across three phases. The schemes formed part of the University’s wider strategy to provide student accommodation on their various campuses.
Cityheart designed and delivered a 40-bed purpose-built student accommodation building to support students at North Highland College as part of a strategic partnership with the University of the Highlands and Islands, which was formed to build and operate residences across various campuses.
Cityheart designed and delivered a 40-bed purpose-built student accommodation building for students at Moray College, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Cityheart were appointed as the University of the Highlands & Island’s Strategic Development Partner to design, develop and operate/maintain thirteen new student accommodation schemes across three phases. The schemes formed part of the University’s wider strategy to provide student accommodation on their various campuses.
Following the successful delivery of the Fountainbridge Student Accommodation, Edinburgh Napier University appointed Cityheart to develop a further 234 student beds in the City.
Following a public procurement exercise in 2018, Cityheart was appointed as Preferred Developer by LocatED to deliver 19 open-market apartments on Coombe Road in Kingston upon Thames as part of a wider mixed-use scheme, which will also include a new primary school.
Cityheart has been appointed as Preferred Developer by LocatED to deliver a new 420-place primary school as part of a mixed-use scheme, including 19 open-market apartments.
In partnership with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Cityheart are delivering a residential-led scheme comprising the redevelopment of an existing bus station site within Stockport Town Centre as part of the £1bn Mayoral Development Corporation to repurpose assets and act as a catalyst for the further redevelopment of the town centre.
Cityheart has been appointed as East Herts District Council’s Preferred Development Partner for the redevelopment of ‘The Old River Lane’, a 5.2-acre site in the centre of Bishop’s Stortford. This £80 million mixed-use scheme forms an integral part of the Council’s wider transformation vision to capitalise on Bishop Stortford’s attractive town centre and growing population.
Cityheart were appointed by Hull City Council as Preferred Development Partner following a public procurement process in 2010. The appointment involved the redevelopment of Orchard Park, a derelict retail centre in Hull that formed part of the Council’s wider regeneration plans for the area. The development also linked the previously detached NHS Integrated Primary Care Resource Centre with the community.
Cityheart designed, repurposed, and sourced financing for the conversion of a former office building on West Regent Street in Glasgow to provide 218 student rooms, various common spaces and office space for the Glasgow School of Art.
Halton Borough Council has appointed Cityheart as its Development Partner to deliver a new £60 million housing scheme on a brownfield site in the Halebank area of Widnes. The scheme presents the opportunity to regenerate over 20 acres of former industrial land to create a much-needed residential district that will act as a catalyst for further investment in the area.
Cityheart worked in joint venture with Community Solutions Partnership Services (CSPS) to design, deliver and finance a 3,100m² integrated resource centre, housing two former independent GP practices together with community NHS services.
Cityheart were appointed by Edinburgh Napier University as their Development Partner to deliver a student accommodation-led masterplan at the Fountainbridge campus as part of a 10-year strategy.
Cityheart completed the 117-bed Fontessa House student accommodation project in September 2016. Located close to the University in the heart of Chester, the scheme is divided into two blocks, with a mix of studios, cluster apartments and a town house with shared kitchen and communal living areas.
Cityheart delivered a multi-site student residential village totalling 602 rooms for Bangor University in the town centre. The scheme included a mix of studio apartments, apartments and townhouses in addition to new leisure facilities with a ‘MUGA’ pitch, performing arts space, gym, nursery, transport hub, café/bar and nursery.
Cityheart designed, developed and arranged funding for the 4,000m² Magistrates Court in Caernarforn, housing two Crown Courts, a Magistrate’s Court, Youth Court and a range of office and administration facilities.
The University of Gloucestershire appointed Cityheart as their preferred Strategic Development Partner to provide 500 student rooms in Gloucester City Centre across two phases. Cityheart’s role involved the design, build, financing and long-term management/operation of the accommodation and associated facilities.