East End Thames View, Barking New Build Social Housing
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Address East End Thames View, Barking Bastable Avenue Barking New build social housing IG11 The redevelopment of the eastern end of the Thames View Estate in Barking provides 276 high quality affordable homes. The development was achieved without grant-funding Client or cross-subsidy and made possible via a private investment model designed to enable social regeneration. Thames Partnership for Learning Regeneration Ltd The works involved the construction of five apartment blocks running north to south along the eastern boundary adjacent to Renwick Road, each four storeys high. Town Architect Houses are grouped into terraces and courtyard clusters across the remainder of the PTE Architects site and are three storeys. Family housing consists of four and three beds and is evenly distributed across the site. The design and build development for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and developer Explore Investments, a Laing O’Rourke Company Form of Contract is a 100% affordable home scheme of 151 family houses, 35 duplex flats and 90 one and JCT Design & Build two bedroom flats. The original 1950’s nine-storey tower blocks and poor quality low-rise stock were demolished. The tenancies are nominated and managed by the Council. Contract Value £36.7m Awards RICS London and South East Award 2015/Housing Innovation Award 2015/London Evening Standard New Homes Award 2015/New London Award 2014/Sunday Times British Homes Award 2014/Housing Excellence Award 2014/Placemaking Award 2014/ London Planning Award 2014. Residential Education Healthcare Commercial Heritage Sports & Leisure Falkus Joinery.