Horizon Buildings Belfast

A SOLID FUTURE IS ON THE HORIZON
The Horizon Buildings is an exciting new contemporary apartment development with outstanding views towards Belfast Lough and Cavehill. It consists of 56 two bedroom and 2, one bedroom apartments located in five blocks.

This modern attractive apartment complex is located on the Shore Road in North Belfast, close to the Loughside Playing Fields. With excellent Motorway Links and main road routes, Belfast City Centre is within 5-10min easy reach of the busy commuter or 25min walk. The surrounding area is proposed to be a mixed development of housing, retail and office accommodation. This 14 acre scheme, we understand will have an estimated value in the region of £35 million, plus the proposed redevelopment of Dargan for the Giants Park will in turn, greatly impact on the regeneration of the area.

The principle aim of the Horizon Buildings is to provide modern, energy efficient and healthy homes that set new standards in environmental design. The development has secure ground level parking with controlled access.
The Horizon Buildings has been designed to form a powerful linear architectural structure that ensures all apartments receive good natural light. The gently rising arc of the building forms a sheltered communal space between the building and the wooded hill to the west.

Most apartments have a generous balcony providing a private outdoor space. Large windows in the living/dining room provide bright natural ventilation and many of the apartments have the added attractive feature of a duel living/dining room. The apartments are entered from a common stairway and by lift in Block D and E – Tower Building.

Its unique eco-friendly design comprises of two generous double bedrooms, an open plan living/kitchen area with fully fitted modern kitchen and contemporary bathrooms. The 58 apartment’s further benefits from uPVC framed double glazed windows and gas fired central heating and the insulation in the buildings will be in excess of current regulations, equalling high energy efficiency. All apartments are covered by a ten year National House Building Council Guarantee Scheme.
Security is assured by a secure intercom entry system together with CCTV & secure parking with a remote fob electric gate system.

It is ideally situated, approximately only three miles from Belfast City Centre and is convenient to many local amenities such as doctors, the Belfast Zoo and Cavehill on the Antrim Road, with shopping at the nearby Asda, Abbey Centre Tesco, M&S or Lidl and Fortwilliam Golf Club is within easy walking distance.
Newtownabbey is approximately a half mile away and has further shopping as well as the multi-screen Cinema, Ten-Pin Bowling, and the Valley Leisure Centre containing a state of the art gymnasium.

Apartment living in Belfast is becoming very popular. The trend is in line with other European cities, where the apartment living culture has always existed. The mean household size in Northern Ireland decreased from 2.92 in 1991 to 2.85 in 1996. It is anticipated that the trend will continue with a mean household of 2.44 by 2015.
Standard Features of the Horizon Buildings

• Built to the new Eco Homes Rating standard, which provides modern, energy efficient and healthy homes that set new standards in environmentally friendly designs
• Many of the apartments have duel aspect views in the living/dining room
• Highly efficient Condensing Gas Boiler
• 30% higher level of insulation than suggested regulation guidelines
• Traditional brick/block cavity wall construction
• Double glazed windows
• Most apartments have a generous balcony
• All front doors have a three point locking system
• Many of the apartments have large windows in the living room/dining room with outstanding views towards Belfast Lough and the Cavehill
• Moulded skirting and architraves throughout
• Finished African maple internal doors
• Plumed for washing machine
• High quality fitted kitchen units
• Comprehensive electrical specification to include: smoke detection aerial, tv and telephone points
• Standard white bathroom suit upgradable to include a separate shower unit
• Quality landscaping through the development
• Lifts in Block D and E Tower Building
• Precast concrete paving slabs to paths
• Secure enclosed parking
• Covered by 10 year N.H.B.C Buildmark Warranty