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As part of Riverside Sunderland Masterplan, the Sunderland City Council plans to build 1,000 homes to  rent and buy, with community facilities and social infrastructure for a population of 2,500. The proposed  project seeks to create a unique place to live, i.e. a carbon-neutral community in a stunning landscape  setting in the heart of a great industrial city. With an extensive walking and cycling network and easy  access to public transport, Riverside Sunderland will encourage healthy living and reduce car  dependency. Smart homes will be digitally enabled for comfort, convenience and energy efficiency. Community facilities will promote sociability and active citizenship. Following the recent entry of the insurance giant, Legal and General, into the housing market, others are  keen to get involved too. In particular, Vitality Life has secured (for the purposes of this task) a  collaboration with the Sunderland City Council, as the primary funder, to deliver the vision for the  Riverside development project, specifically, the 1,000 homes. The first 800 homes will be delivered in four new neighbourhoods: Vaux, Farringdon Row, Ayre’s Quay  and Sheepfolds. As the new community takes shape other opportunities will come forward, notably in the  Heart of the City. 45% of the new homes (367 units) will be south of the river, at Vaux, Farringdon Row  and Ayre’s Quay, and 55% (445) north of the river, at Sheepfolds. The majority (72%) will be houses and maisonettes including 378 3/4-bedroom family houses. The  development will aim to achieve a relatively high density of around 74 homes per hectare across the  MCE | Learning and Teaching Version 2.0 | Page 3 of 6 whole site, with a limit of less than one car parking pace per dwelling, due to the big push to reduce car  dependency and promote active travel. Key Programme