Work set to finish in 2026

Wates has been appointed as main contractor on a £21m regeneration scheme in Coventry.

Vincent Wyles House Wates

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Wates will tear down Vincent Wyles House and replace it with a new residential block

The firm has been asked by housing association Citizen Housing to demolish the 144-home Vincent Wyles House and replace it with a new 93-home block.

It will also carry out a refurbishment of the adjacent 15-storey William Malcolm House, which houses 112 flats.

The work is scheduled to take around four years and be completed by 2026.

A survey of residents in 2019 found that just one in five said the estate was a good place to live and 40% said the area needed to be improved, with crime and anti-social behaviour topping the list of concerns.

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