Construction has started on a flagship cohousing project for older people in Birmingham where those interested in living in the scheme have chosen the name of the place they hope to one day call home.
The development, on Chain Walk near Six Ways Island in Lozells, has been named ‘Rupali Court’ which means ‘silver’ in Bengali and ‘most beautiful’ in Indian, reflecting the positive connotations that silver has for older people in the Bengali community, alongside the character and spirit the completed scheme will encompass.
The project is being led by Housing 21, together with Legacy West Midlands who have facilitated relationships between the not-for-profit housing provider and residents from the local community, enabling them to help shape the design of the scheme.
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