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DESIGN & BUILD

PORTFOLIO 2026

Residential

www.mcaleer-rushe.co.uk

Privately owned and family run. Almost 60 years of landmark developments across the UK & Ireland.

From the feasibility and pre-planning stages, through to design management, demolition, construction, successful completion and aftercare, we are with you all the way.

Committed to excellence since 1967. Seamus McAleer

Eamonn Laverty

Founder & Chairman

Group Chief Executive

£627m

Founded in 1967, McAleer & Rushe is one of the UK and

2025 turnover

complex, high-quality projects on time and within budget.

Ireland’s leading Design & Build contractors, delivering

In 2024, turnover reached £491m and pre-tax profits rose 46%,

440+

supported by a strong pipeline and £71m cash reserves. In 2025, we

talented staff

residential, student accommodation, hotel, office and later living sectors.

achieved £627m turnover, reflecting client trust and our presence across

Success is driven by early engagement, hands-on leadership,

and a client-first approach from feasibility to aftercare. We’ve

live jobs

for net zero by 2045. Our strength comes from our people,

invested in our London HQ and set a clear ESG strategy, aiming supply chain partnerships, and commitment to excellence.

Residential 12,500 homes McAleer & Rushe has extensive experience within the Residential sector and over the past 59 years has delivered a portfolio of over 12,500 units for a wide range of clients.

Commercial Office 2.5 million sq ft McAleer & Rushe undertakes commercial office projects on a design & build basis, having a specialist delivery team in place with extensive experience of implementing the end-user specification requirements to ensure compliance with institutional standards.

Student Acc. 20,000 units Since entering the Student Accommodation sector in January 2014, the company has become a recognised specialist in the field. We currently have an additional 6,000 student units under construction with a further 3,000 in the pipeline.

Hotel 26,000 bedrooms McAleer & Rushe is long-established in the Hotel sector and to date has completed in excess of 26,000 hotel bedrooms for a range of leading investors and across all major brands and operators.

McAleer & Rushe Construction Board

Jonathan O’Neill

Mark Diamond

Ed Laverty

Eamon Higgins

Emmett McGinley

Shane McCullagh

Darragh Greenan

Senior Director

Finance Director

Commercial Director

Director

We have successfully delivered over 12,500 homes across major cities throughout the UK and Ireland.

Some of our valued clients

McAleer & Rushe has extensive experience within the Residential sector and has delivered a portfolio of over 12,500 residential units for a wide range of key clients. Much of this work has resulted from repeat business in the private-for-sale market, which more recently has led to significant involvement in the burgeoning Build-to-Rent sector.

Environmental, Social & Governance

Some of our Social Successes in 2025

Director of Sustainability & ESG

3,917

McAleer & Rushe

young people engaged in

Charlene Millen

educational initiatives

Since establishing our 2019 carbon baseline, we have reduced carbon intensity by more than 48% relative to turnover, with SBTi-validated targets to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2045.

281 apprentices taken on across our sites in 2025

45/50 average CCS score

During 2025, we accelerated operational decarbonisation

across all sites

through renewable electricity, early grid connections, energyefficient technologies and the piloting of the Revolution battery energy storage system, while strengthening our approach to Scope 3 emissions across the value chain. We also demonstrated sustainable development in practice

8 Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) Awards

through the reuse and retrofit of our London office, achieving EPC A and BREEAM Excellent, and secured our first Fitwel 3-Star certification at our residential development in Leith, Edinburgh. Our approach to social value was embedded across our

£170k+ donated to a range of charities across the UK

projects to ensure we create a lasting legacy, and in 2025 our projects have supported 281 apprenticeships, 176 work placements and reached more than 3,900 students through education and career engagement, alongside 1,090 hours of volunteering and £170k of community investment.

176 work placements taken on across the company

This progress was recognised through multiple industry ESG awards and strengthened by our first supply chain social value forum, supporting shared outcomes with our partners.

Doubled volunteering hours across all sites

99%

of all site waste

48%

reduction in carbon

Green Apple Awards

13.6%

increase in no. of

diverted from landfill

intensity since 2019 (scope 1 & 2 per £1m turnover)

achieved since 2023

environmental near misses reported

“McAleer & Rushe did a great job delivering a challenging project on time and within budget.” Antony Arnold Construction Director UNITE Group

“Amazing result in the face of many headwinds well done McAleer & Rushe.” Jaco Jansen Chief Executive Officer Artisan Real Estate

Live Projects

LONDON

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Plot M0121 The construction of a 300-unit development, consisting of two residential buildings ranging in height from seven to thirty storeys, arranged in a distinctive U-shaped configuration designed to complement neighbouring developments within the Greenwich Peninsula masterplan. The design responds to the scale, character, and design aspirations of the wider masterplan, contributing to the ongoing regeneration of Greenwich Peninsula.

300 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£105 million

LONDON

Live Job

Kew Gardens The luxury assisted living and retirement community development in Kew will comprise 88 beautifully designed apartments set within landscaped riverside gardens, with high-quality amenity spaces, private parking, and associated infrastructure. The Watermark will provide a vibrant, supportive community where residents can enjoy a fulfilling later life in comfort and style. Completion is scheduled for spring 2027.

88 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£42.7 million

KENT

Live Job

Royal Tunbridge Wells A redevelopment of the former ABC cinema site delivering four residential blocks comprising 167 later living apartments, associated amenity space and retail units with active frontages to the street edges. The apartments will be a mixture of one- and twobedroom homes with floor-to-ceiling windows, maximising sunlight through the 1.5-acre development.

167 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£76 million

LONDON

Live Job

GMV Plots 401 & 403 Construction of the latest phases to the transformational Greenwich Millennium Village masterplan located on the Greenwich Peninsula. Plots 401 & 403 will comprise 203 apartments across six podium blocks, ranging in height between 4 and 7 storeys. The development will be designed and built to achieve ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’ Level 4.

203 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£76.5 million

LONDON

The Bermondsey Project Building D&E

Construction of Buildings D&E as part of The Bermondsey Project masterplan in the London Borough of Southwark. Buildings D&E will deliver 222 Build-to-Rent apartments in a mixture of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units complemented by amenity spaces, within a 23-storey building. The building will also provide over 35,000 sq ft of affordable workspace over four floors with a large amenity roof terrace above.

222 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£95 million

Live Job

LONDON

Southbank Place The final phase of the Southbank Place development on London’s iconic South Bank by Braeburn Estates, a joint-venture between Qatari Diar Europe and Canary Wharf Group. The 13-storey building, above two basement levels, provides 88 luxury apartments and 4 double-height penthouse suites, as well as 18,600 sq ft of retail space.

Live Job

92 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£140 million

“Their commitment and expertise have been tested and proven imperative time and time again throughout the development cycle; from early engagement in feasibility and pre-planning stages, demolition and construction, through to the seamless opening and operation of the project.” Sukhpal Ahluwalia, Founder & Chairman Dominus Group

Completed Projects

LONDON

The Bermondsey Project Building 1-5 Construction of 359 build-to-rent homes as part of The Bermondsey Project masterplan. The residential homes are spread across two building structures. The first containing Blocks, 1 to 4, are interlinked,

The buildings contain ancillary communal floorspace,

reaching ten storeys in height and comprising

private communal landscaped gardens, associated

309 units. The second main structure, Block 5,

plant, cycle storage, car parking, refuse provision

delivered 50 units and consists of seven storeys.

and associated infrastructure and public realm.

P R O J E C T VA L U E

359 units

£125 million

Complete

BROMLEY BY BOW

Stroudley Walk Construction of a new neighbourhood at Stroudley Walk in Bromley by Bow, providing 274 new homes, with 82 available through London Affordable Rent and 33 for shared ownership. Located between Bruce Road and Bromley High Street. The homes range from studio apartments to four-bedroom terraced family homes. The scheme is spread across four blocks and includes flexible retail, commercial and community space as well as public realm improvements focused on creating a safe and thriving place, complete with a new pocket park and part-pedestrianised street.

Complete

274 units P R O J E C T VA L U E

£88 million

EDINBURGH

Complete

Ocean Drive Construction of a next-generation Build-to-Rent neighbourhood in Leith, Edinburgh, delivering 373 homes, including family and affordable housing, across four apartment blocks, together with 1.3 acres of new public realm.

The waterfront scheme provides extensive resident

included £2m of socio-economic benefits, including

amenity space, including a fitness centre, landscaped

60 local jobs, alongside a 55% reduction in operational

gardens, co-working space and rooftop terraces.

carbon emissions, making Dockside one of Scotland’s

Delivery followed a detailed ESG strategy that

most sustainable residential developments.

373 units P R O J E C T VA L U E

£88 million

Ocean Drive, Edinburgh £88 million 373 units (See pages 28-29)

The scheme created £2 million worth of socioeconomic benefits, including 60 local jobs, and a 55% reduction in operational carbon emissions, making Dockside one of Scotland’s most sustainable residential developments.

We are a trusted Design & Build partner for complex residential schemes. Delivering residential development with certainty, clarity and control.

LONDON

Smugglers Way, Wandsworth A flagship Build-to-Rent development on the former B&Q site on Smugglers Way. New-build construction of 554 Build-to-Rent and affordable apartments across 13 insitu reinforced concrete blocks with 3 podiums and ranging between 8 & 16 storeys. Designed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating

The three separate podiums and infills

and Home Quality Mark 4, the apartments have dual

between the base of the buildings contain the

or treble aspect, with communal roof gardens and

commercial space and residential services.

external courtyard amenity space at the first floor.

554 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£190 million

Complete

LONDON

Taxi House A new-build mixed-use development on a canal side site which delivered 332 modern, serviced accommodation rooms, commercial and retail space, and the replacement of the existing Westminster Cleansing Depot with an upgraded structure. Designed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating and ranging in height from three to 12-storeys, the development offers a variety of residents’ amenities at ground and lower ground levels, such as a wellbeing centre, a swimming pool and a cinema.

332 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£52.5 million

Complete

LONDON

Canada Water Plot K1

Construction of a new-build six-storey residential building comprising 79 residential apartments of varying sizes, all arranged in a C-shaped configuration around a central courtyard that provides amenity for residents. Plot K1 forms part of the first phase of British Land’s 53-acre Canada Water Masterplan.

79 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£28 million

Complete

BIRMINGHAM

Exchange Square 2 Exchange Square Phase 2 is the final component of the Exchange Square Masterplan in Birmingham. Known as The Silver Yard, the landmark high-rise residential project delivers 375 Build-to-Rent Grainger apartments – a mix of stylish one, two and duplex units – along with retail space, a public square and extensive amenity space, including a sky terrace. Standing 34 storeys tall, the building is constructed above a podium with a basement and mezzanine below. Offsite manufacturing was maximised where possible, from precast façade panels to modular bathroom pods and preformed utility cupboards.

375 units

Complete

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£68 million

Mount Pleasant Phases 3 & 4, London £148 million 370 units (See overleaf)

LONDON

Mount Pleasant Phases 3 & 4 McAleer & Rushe delivered the final three phases of the iconic mixed-use ‘Postmark’ development transforming the site of the former Royal Mail Mount Pleasant sorting office in Farringdon.

370 units

Phases 3 & 4 delivered 370 apartments across five blocks ranging from six to 15 storeys, constructed

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in sequence and over a basement with complex substructures due to the existing postal rail tunnels underground. The works also included an underground residential car park and public realm landscaping.

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£148 million

LONDON

Mount Pleasant Phase 2 Phase 2 of the iconic mixed-use ‘Postmark’ development transforming the site of the former Royal Mail Mount Pleasant sorting office in Farringdon. New-build construction of 131 mixedtenure residential apartments across 3 blocks, varying in height from four to 10 storeys. The project includes external communal spaces, cycle storage, car park spaces and a wellness centre comprising a gym, sauna, treatment facilities and swimming pool. The buildings are designed to achieve a BREEAM Very Good rating and a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4.

131 units

Complete

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£45 million

Mount Pleasant Phase 2, London Wellness Centre £45 million 131 units (See pages 50-51)

The buildings are designed to achieve a BREEAM Very Good rating and a Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4.

BRIGHTON

Longley Place The redevelopment of a former industrial estate, transforming a warehouse brownfield site into a new vibrant community of homes, workplace, retail and amenity space, representing the first Build-toRent development to be completed in Brighton. Also known as York + Elder, the scheme is designed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating and provides 209 apartments as well as 30,000 sq ft of workspace. The building ranges from eight to 17 storeys and includes extensive amenity space, such as a gym, cinema room, and landscaped roof terraces. The project utilised pre-manufactured bathroom pods, bolt-on balconies and an offsite 13,000 kg packaged plant room.

209 units

Complete

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£55 million

LONDON

Garratt Mills Earlsfield

A new-build mixed-use development at Garratt Mill, Trewint Street by the River Wandle, also known as Sunday Mills. The development comprises 315 co-living homes and generous amenity spaces where residents can cook, eat and socialise together, as well as roof terraces with growing areas, and adaptable spaces.

The heights of the buildings vary from one to eight storeys. The layout comprises two main forms, one addressing the river and the other the railway, both orientated to avoid single-aspect north-facing rooms.

315 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£36 million

Complete

LONDON

Greenwich Millennium Village Plot 301

Construction of a further phase to the modern village masterplan named Greenwich Millennium Village located on the Greenwich Peninsula. Plot 301, also known as 67 Park Central, comprises 135 apartments across 3 blocks, ranging in height from five to a maximum of 11 storeys, around a central first floor landscaped podium with 84 car parking spaces at ground floor level.

The units are in a range of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and maisonettes under mixed tenure and designed to achieve ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’ Level 4.

135 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£41.5 million

Complete

LONDON

Complete

Brixton Centric Redevelopment of the former Council offices on the Olive Morris House site as part of Lambeth Council’s ‘Your New Town Hall’ project to transform civic facilities and buildings in central Brixton.

74 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£29 million

The new-build seven-storey building (including basement) comprises a total of 74 new homes across three blocks; 44 private and 30 affordable, ranging from one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Commercial and retail space is provided at ground and basement levels, including a purpose-built archive facility for the London Borough of Lambeth Archives.

LONDON

No. 3 Canalside Walk Paddington

No. 3 Canalside Walk is located on North Wharf Road at the western end of the Paddington Basin Development and directly opposite the north entrance to Paddington station. The project involved construction of new 13-storey building providing 84 private and 16 affordable apartments with a rooftop ‘Observatory’ terrace and outdoor gym.

100 units

Complete

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£39 million

LONDON

South West Lands Wembley Located within the significant urban regeneration of Wembley Park in North West London, the South West Lands development - known as Ferrum - was delivered in two phases constructed concurrently. It lies adjacent to Wembley Stadium and London Designer Outlet.

741 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

Consisting of 4 reinforced concrete framed blocks of up

£186 million

to 18 storeys, the Build-to-Rent development provides a

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total of 741 new homes, from studios to three bedrooms, including construction of 91 underground car parking spaces and commercial units facing Station Square.

LONDON

9 Marylebone Lane Located on Marylebone Lane just north of Oxford Street, situated in the very heart of the capital. The 55,400 sq ft luxury residential development offers 22 high-quality new-build apartments. The 11-storey building comprises two basements, lower ground, ground, and seven upper floors, with large setbacks incorporating roof terraces. The façade is clad in warm, reflective glazed terracotta. The development is designed to a “Code for Sustainable Homes” Level 4 with PV arrays on the roof, a CHP engine to provide heat for the domestic hot water and space heating, whilst reducing CO 2 emissions by 26-27%.

22 units

Complete

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£28 million

LONDON

The Denizen Located in Central London between the iconic Grade II listed Golden Lane and Barbican Estates, The Denizen redevelops a former Police Section House completed in the 1960s. This high-quality, residential building, ranging from seven to 10 storeys, provides a sophisticated collection of 99 apartments in a mixture of studio, one-, two- and three-bedrooms, accompanied by private terraces, communal landscaped courtyard and sunken gardens.

99 units

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£38 million

Complete

LONDON

Palace View Lambeth Conversion of a former office site into a 9-storey building that has a distinctive curved design. The development comprises 55 high-end residential units and 14 affordable homes. The development was designed to a “Code for Sustainable Homes” Level 4 and BREEAM ‘Very Good’ was achieved for the commercial units. Amenities include car parking, residents’ gym and cinema, storage and plant.

69 units P R O J E C T VA L U E

£27 million

Complete

LONDON

Brentford Lock West Phase 2

Phase 2 of the award-winning Brentford Lock West development comprises 157 new-build highspecification residential homes across two RC blocks along the banks of the Grand Union Canal.

157 units Opportunities for sustainable design were optimised to include photovoltaic panels at roof level and sedum roofs and terraces. The development achieved a “Code for Sustainable Homes” Level 4.

P R O J E C T VA L U E

£52.5 million

Complete

65 Crutched Friars, London

21 storeys

Construction Expertise

EXPERTISE

High Rise Buildings

Gough Street, Birmingham

29 storeys

Our evolving expertise in high-rise and mixed-use construction— demonstrated through Exchange Square 2, Gough Street, and The Bermondsey Project—equips us to confidently deliver ambitious developments. Clients can trust that their projects will be executed safely, innovatively, and on time, benefiting from our deep technical knowledge, robust supply chain partnerships, and unwavering commitment to quality.

The Bermondsey Project, Buildings D&E, London

City Square

21 storeys

House, Leeds

12-storey steel frame 80

Exchange Square, Birmingham

34 storeys

As the business has grown, so

storeys, we are now involved with

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has our exposure to larger-

schemes of 30 storeys and above.

of a 1,000-tonne crane to remove site

scale projects, which in turn

crane erected on top of the core. This

As a result, we have developed

involved precise planning, including

our skills and techniques in

close coordination with the local council

While we previously had extensive

conjunction with the appropriate

and removal of street furniture.

experience of delivering multi-

specialist supply chain members.

has included taller buildings.

storey buildings of more than 20

EXPERTISE

Modern Methods of Construction At McAleer & Rushe, we embrace Modern Methods of Construction to enhance the delivery of large-scale residential developments. Through prefabricated components, modular systems and off-site manufacturing, we improve quality and programme certainty while reducing waste, site activity and installation time. Our experience across complex Build-to-Rent and residential schemes allows us to identify the right solutions for each project, combining efficient construction with the quality, performance and attention to detail expected of modern homes.

Modular Bathroom Pods

Overnight installation of premanufactured rooftop Plant Room at Longley Place

Installation of precast facade panels at height in Birmingham city centre

Core-mounted crane

Smarter, more efficient construction – delivering quality homes with greater certainty through Modern Methods of Construction Each project is carefully assessed to identify where modern construction techniques can add the greatest value, improving efficiency and buildability without compromising design, quality or long-term performance.

GMV Plots 401 & 403, London £76.5 million 203 units

London Focus

See page 14

Bermondsey, Buildings D&E

As well as recently refurbishing our London office

£95 million

at Drury Works, we have a strong portfolio of

222 units

completed projects and many substantial projects

See page 16

currently under construction in London.

Bermondsey, Buildings 1-5 £125 million

THE R EG E N T ’S PA R K

359 units See page 22

Southbank Place, London M ARY LEB ONE

£140 million

92 units See page 18 H Y D E PA R K

K E N S I N GTO N GARDENS

Stroudley Walk, Bromley by Bow £88 million 274 units

K E N SIN GTO N

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Smugglers Way, Wandsworth £190 million 554 units See page 32

Mount Pleasant Phases 3&4

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£148 million 370 units

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Southwest Lands, Wembley £186 million 741 units See page 68

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CL AP HAM COM M ON

65 Crutched Friars

£105m

Kew Gardens

£42.7m

No. 3 Canalside Walk

£39m

Holborn Viaduct

£105m

Canada Water Plot K1 £28m

9 Marylebone Lane

£28m

NE01, Wembley

£78m

Mount Pleasant Ph 2

£45m

The Denizen

£38m

Taxi House

£52.5m

Garratt Mills

£36m

Palace View

£27m

Creed Court

£38m

GMV Plot 301

£41.5m

Brentford Lock West

£52.5m

Greenwich M0121

£105m

Brixton Centric

£29m

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our London headquarters at 4 Parker Street to create a modern, collaborative workspace where our teams can thrive. This key milestone reflects our ongoing growth, reinforces

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London and keeps us connected in the heart of the city.