Luxury development overlooking historic Chatham docks reaches peak height as X1 Chatham Waters tops out

Award-winning property developer, X1 is marking the topping out of its first development in the South East. X1 Chatham Waters will bring 199 luxury apartments to Peel L&P’s regeneration scheme along the waterfront of the historic Chatham Docks in Kent.

The development reached its peak height in a ceremony held today by X1, Peel L&P and O’Halloran & O’Brien. The project is proving incredibly popular with investors. Increasing numbers of buyers and tenants and are seeking the tranquility of areas like Chatham while being only a short commute from the capital.

X1 Chatham Waters is just 36 minutes from London St Pancras by train. Investors are offered assured NET returns of 6% for two years. The development is an integral part of Peel L&P’s £650m masterplan for Chatham Waters.

Melissa Green, Operations and Regional Director at X1 said “We are delighted to be working with Peel L&P at the extensive regeneration of Chatham Docks and delivering 199 exclusive apartments overlooking the Medway estuary. 

X1 Chatham Waters will bring modern quayside living in a truly unique location and will offer our residents an opportunity to be a part of a real community. Commanding a prime waterfront location within the wider master plan, the apartments will boast far reaching views across the Marina and Thames estuary. 

The topping out ceremony celebrates a key milestone within the build and we are looking forward to launching these high specification apartments to the market and delivering one of the first residential developments with our partner.”

Peel L&P’s Strategic Waters projects aim to transform former industrial sites to create unique destinations where people can live, work, socialise and enjoy life.

Development Director at Peel L&P, James Whittaker said: “At Peel L&P, we are fully invested for the long term in delivering a high-quality sustainable development that will help bring new life into this waterfront location, the topping out of this development is another major step in bringing forward this key regeneration scheme.”

X1 Chatham Waters offers a wide selection of one, two and three bedroom apartments starting at just £175,000. Residents with benefit from a state-of-the-art gymnasium, a light-filled atrium area and a Wi-Fi lounge.

Kieran Duggan, Operations Director at O’Halloran & O’Brien Building Contractors Ltd (OHOB) added: “It is a pleasure and a privilege for OHOB to work on this urban regeneration scheme, made more pleasing in that we are a local company with our headquarters less than 15 miles from the site.

We are fortunate to be working with both a helpful client in X1 and a very helpful Local Authority in Medway Council. It is great to have a dynamic design team and a determined set of subcontractors. Our focus now is to complete this project on programme, and to a quality we would all wish for when moving into a new home.”