Merriton Ledger · October 2, 2026
Northlight opens Arden Place, its first all-electric building
The 152-home building in Riverbend runs on heat pumps and rooftop solar, and its first residents moved in this autumn.
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About us
Rooted in Merriton, built for the people who live here
40+
Years in Merriton
9,000+
Homes
350+
People on our team
Northlight began in 1984 with one walk-up in Old Harbour. Four decades on we own and run more than eighty buildings, and we still lease every home ourselves.
Our vision
We want every Northlight building to be the best-kept on its block: warm, quiet, well run and fairly priced.
Our approach
We buy and build for the long term, fix what matters first, and put our own people, not brokers or contractors, between residents and the building.
Building for now, investing for later
Long-term owners
We have never sold a building we restored. Holding for decades lets us spend where it counts.
Hands-on management
Supers live on site, repairs are booked from your account, and the leasing team answers its own phone.
Neighbourhood partners
We fund street trees, school programmes and local food banks in every district we work in.
Homes for everyone
One in five of our homes is income-restricted, and we keep building more.
Founding principle
“A building is only as good as the people who look after it. That has been our whole business plan for forty years.”
Our team
The people behind Northlight
Leasing agents, supers, engineers and planners: 350 people who keep Merriton's homes running.
Elena Marsh
Chief Executive
Jonah Whitfield
President
Ruth Calder
Chief Operating Officer
Samuel Osei
Head of Development
Ines Varga
Head of Asset Management
Maya Okafor
Leasing Director
Leo Brandt
Head of Construction
Hana Mori
Resident Services
Our capabilities
Latest news
City Homes Review · August 14, 2026
How a 1911 limestone building got a second century
Inside the floor-by-floor restoration of Linden House, from new windows to the kitchens nobody sees from the street.
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