Northstar was originally established in 2007 by Danny Sharpe and Ian Holmes as a specialist care home design and development company. Since that time we have worked exclusively in the elderly care sector, having designed and built over 2,500 care homes beds right across the UK.

Danny Sharpe
Development Director
Danny takes the lead on the planning and design of new opportunities: working with clients from the outset of a project to ensure that their aspirations are achieved.
Setting realistic targets in the face of the increasing confines of the planning and legal system, Danny helps to maximize the potential of a site without losing sight of the overall goal.

Ian Holmes
Projects Director
Ian manages the Technical Design / Delivery Team and the entire Construction process from inception to completion acting as the ‘Project Manager and Client’s Representative / Clients Agent’.
Ian works closely with clients from the outset of a project to ensure that their requirements and aspirations are realised and that the building is designed and constructed in accordance with relevant legislation and CQC commissioning standards whilst maintaining impeccable standards.
Client Feedback

"Northstar has acted for a number of our clients over the past 10 years primarily in the design and build of new care homes and extra care schemes. What continues to stand out for me is the high level of personal director led service, attention to detail, innovation and a real understanding of care home and extra care design."–Craig Woollam, Head of Healthcare

“The key to our relationship with Northstar Projects is trust; trust in client care, trust in the quality of work and trust that innovation is at the core of their work. All these factors continue to give us the confidence to ask them to get involved in our clients’ projects”–Tom Robinson, Partner, Valuation & Advisory - Healthcare

“Northstar offer a specialist consultancy that is effective, innovative, informed and efficient. They deliver solutions that surpass expectations and I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”–Steve Turner, Director

“I have been very impressed with the way Northstar have empathised with our ethos and embraced and developed the brief to produce an exciting design. Their friendly, thoughtful and efficient approach is greatly appreciated.”—Andy Walsh, Director of Property Services

“I have always found Northstar professional, approachable and flexible. They always come up with innovative solutions to overcome any problems.”—Dr Sanjay Kaushal, Managing Director

“Northstar have been a pleasure to work with, they understood the brief, they made useful suggestions to improve upon our vision and delivered two beautiful buildings.”—Vanessa Connolly, Chief Executive

"Northstar have been great to work with. Danny and Ian really took time to understand our brief and have worked with us to come up with creative solutions to deliver our vision for a market leading care home which meets dementia design gold standard and is deliverable within our budget."—Nicky Conway, CEO
Contact Us
Ian Holmes
Projects Director
07884 435 322
ian@northstar-projects.com
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Danny Sharpe
Development Director
07887 796 966
danny@northstar-projects.com
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