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Artist's impression of the new City Academy School in Pennywell, Sunderland

Revitalising Sunderland with quality housing and education

GENTOO is a people and property business that exists solely to generate and deliver enduring opportunities and solutions. Read

BIC has several good big ideas on the go

GREATER emphasis has recently been placed on helping to establish new creative businesses and increase entrepreneurial activity in Sunderland. Read

Stunning luxury location a big hit

A £7.2m conversion of a former hotel in Sunderland into luxury apartments, is the latest project completed by Gentoo Ventures, in a quest to rejuvenate and revitalise the city centre of Sunderland. Read

Sunny side of our streets

THIS year has been exciting for Sunderland arc and Sunniside Partnership and one that has seen significant progress towards their ambitious plans for the city. Read

Make way for the Makems!

SUNDERLAND can no longer be regarded as the poor relation to Newcastle. Fighting talk indeed – well so it should be. There is a real buzz around the place these days as various schemes begin to take shape. Read

Hellens starts environmentally friendly scheme in Washington

CONSTRUCTION has began on a new environmentally friendly commercial property development in Washington. Read

A sparkling new era for confidence city

REGENERATION projects totalling more than £2bn are under way across Sunderland reshaping the city’s landscape and transforming the fabric of the city beyond recognition. Read

Echo 24 is hot – and you can say that again

AN innovative design for the city of Sunderland, Echo 24, is now celebrating its 100th completion – amounting to just under £20m worth of properties sold and indicating the overwhelming success of the project so far. Read

Desco welcomes George on board

DESCO, the thriving Sunderland-based engineering consultancy continues to go from strength to strength with a new addition to its board of directors. Read