The Quarries

The opening of The Quarries forms the latest stage in one of the largest regeneration projects currently underway in Edinburgh. The regeneration of the Hyvots and Moredun Park area will result in the delivery of over 400 new affordable homes and the refurbishment of over 300 existing homes. By the time the project is completed in 2014 over £70 million of public and private funds will have been invested in the area.

The Quarries itself provides 58 new elderly homes and community facilities and replaces existing sheltered housing properties earmarked for demolition.

It was apparent that the poor quality of tenant’s existing homes was having an adverse effect on their health and wellbeing. As a result of this the main philosophy of The Quarries was:-

“promoting healthy living to help ensure that the quality of life for existing and new tenants would dramatically increase”.