84 | DEVELOPMENT Friday Homes T T Kelly Deeks Company enjoys a smooth progression Friday Homes has made a smooth and successful progression into property development. Wellington residential construction company Friday Homes has made a smooth and successful progression into property development, leveraging on its experience with client builds to bring essential new homes and opportunities for buyers across the Hutt Valley and beyond. During the past 20 years, Friday Homes has successfully been the main contractor for some of the largest residential developments in the Wellington region, delivering high-quality subdivisions that are affordable, sustainable, and foster great community living. Established by Mike Friday, a local builder with 25 years of construction experience under his tool belt, and an established member of the Wellington building community, Friday Homes started out building new homes for clients and their families before developing its speciality in residential development. Using its own in-house trades, Friday Homes provides an unprecedented level of care and attention, and has made a name for itself in this space by staying competitive, completing developments in record time, and maximising outcomes for both developer and home buyer. Seeing a need for more homes in Wellington, and particularly the Hutt Valley, Mike started FH Group Developments to manage his own residential developments of affordable, sustainable, and cost-effective residential housing with the highest level of quality, built by Friday Homes Construction. One recently completed and almost completely sold project in Wainuiomata, Reading Quarter, brings 15 very modern, low-maintenance homes to this fantastically convenient location less than a minute’s walk from the central Wainuiomata shops and amenities. Friday Homes marketing and design lead Emma Parkes says site selection for FH Group Developments is extremely strategic, with townhouse developments and their traditional single car park always requiring a good level of access to transport and amenities. “We have designed and built Reading Quarter for downsizers, first-home buyers, investors and young professionals looking to buy together,” Emma says. “These high-quality homes offer a sleek flow with open-plan living leading out to a generous outdoor entertaining area positioned for all-day sun. “Two bedrooms and one bathroom upstairs are joined by a convenient separate guest toilet downstairs.” FH Group Developments took a different approach with Reading Quarter than it had with the recently sold Glen Estate in Stokes Valley. While these 21 properties were also ultra-modern, affordable, energy efficient, and low maintenance, there was more variety in size, configuration, architectural style, and materials selection. “Reading Quarter is more consistent and similar across the development, allowing us to provide a more affordable product,” Emma says. Starting soon on Dover Road in Wainuiomata is a new FH Group Developments project comprising 20 attractive, two-storey townhouses, each with private courtyard, and ranging in size from 74sqm to 88sqm in different two-bedroom configurations. “With our learnings from both Glen Estate and Reading Quarter, we are looking to bring an even better product and a slightly more modern aesthetic to market with these homes.” As ever, this project is being constructed by the expert team of builders at Friday Homes. “Friday Homes brings expertise, quality, reliability, cost efficiency, collaboration, regulatory compliance, and financial stability to every build and partnership. We have extensive construction knowledge and experience, and by constructing our own homes, we can ensure complete confidence in the final outcome,” Emma says. This proudly local team employs local people, engages local businesses, and supports local community groups. Friday Homes offers a range of joint-venture partnerships for residential property developers, or anyone looking to subdivide their existing property. The company handles the whole process from marketing, planning and consents, on-selling, and full management of the construction, right up until handover of the property.
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