Apartments at McCarthy Stone’s Gordon Court ‘retirement living’ development in Bridport have now been released for off-plan sales.
Prices currently start from £250,000 for a one-bedroom apartment and from £399,000 for a two-bedroom. Rental and part-buy part-rent options are also available.
McCarthy Stone is building the complex on the former Mountjoy School site in Flood Lane.
When complete, it will comprise of 38 one and two-bedroom apartments, with the first occupants expected this July.
According to the latest report by Homes for Later Living, retirement housing creates more local economic value and local jobs than any other type of residential development.
It is also estimated that those living in a typical retirement development, such as Gordon Court, will generate £550,000 of spending per year, with £347,000 going to local shops on the high street.
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