Jigsaw Consortium has been appointed by Winchester City Council to bring forward the Central Winchester Regeneration (CWR) project in the city centre.
Jigsaw, which trades as Partnerships & Places, is a consortium made up of Genr8 Kajima Regeneration (Kajima and Genr8 Developments) and PfP igloo (PfP Capital and igloo Regeneration).
The regeneration project includes a mix of flexible work and creative spaces, F&B, a hotel, hew high-quality public spaces and a wide variety of new homes offering a range of tenures, including private sale, homes for rent and affordable housing.
John Long, development director at PfP igloo, said: “The whole Jigsaw Consortium team is truly honoured to have been selected as the council’s development partner for this project. We recognise the enormous responsibility and privilege that we have in bringing forward a development in such an historic city.
“We, and the incredible talent in the design team we have assembled for this project, will work tirelessly to make it a success, leveraging igloo’s internationally recognised Footprint process to ensure positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes for the wider Winchester community.”
Tamsin Traill, regeneration director at Genr8 Kajima Regeneration, added: “We are excited to be working with Winchester City Council to deliver this extremely important project. The newly formed consortium is a collaboration between market experts in social and sustainable development and will ensure that we are able to deliver a truly special place within Winchester.”
Laura Taylor, chief executive of Winchester City Council, said: “As a council, we are committed to creating beautiful, sustainable places across our district for the benefit of our communities. We were looking for a delivery partner who could demonstrate the same ambition and vision, bringing with them a range of expertise, and who showed a commitment to working with local people. We are pleased to have partnered with Jigsaw Consortium move this project forward – it will have long lasting benefit to our city and wider district.”
