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Blackwall Reach One of London's Most Significant Regeneration Projects Blackwall Reach One of London’s most significant regeneration projects 1 Blackwall Reach, London E14 Blackwall is a place with a rich history and an exciting future. Blackwall Reach is set to transform the local area providing 1,575 new homes, beautiful open spaces, new shops and community facilities, delivered over four phases. The first phase comprises a collection of contemporary 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses, many of which will offer stunning river or city views. Included in this is a remarkable 24-storey tower, which will anchor the heart of this vibrant community. Formerly a pioneering 1960s urban estate, Blackwall Reach is fast becoming one of Europe’s most dynamic regeneration schemes. This welcoming community thrives thanks to its impressive transport links and open spaces, which will include a revitalised Millennium Green, and will be expanded thanks to Station Square. Blackwall Reach has been designed to engender the same sense of community as its historic predecessor. Designed to create a strong sense of arrival at Blackwall DLR station, Blackwall Reach will establish a benchmark of quality in the area. Expect nothing but excellence from the eco-friendly specification at Blackwall Reach. The residences All the apartments and penthouses at Blackwall Reach have been designed to provide luxurious comfort, with a five-star concierge service to make your life stress free. From stylish kitchens and bathrooms to winter gardens, each apartment features underfloor heating, engineered timber flooring, large format porcelain tiles and built-in sliding wardrobes. Come home to style at Blackwall Reach. Features – 5-star concierge service – Residents’ lounge area to each building – Tranquil park and landscaped areas – Shops and community facilities – Cycle store – 10 year NHBC warranty Blackwall Reach 2–3 London E14 Ideally located for the Highbury & City and Canary Wharf Islington Caledonian Road Canonbury Stratford Blackwall Reach is perfectly London is still the capital for global business King’s Cross St. Pancras placed with easy access to and at Blackwall Reach you’re perfectly located within easy reach of London’s Old Street the global business and employment hubs. Canary Wharf, for Euston employment hubs of the example, with its global businesses, fine bars, cafés, restaurants and over 200 fashion Liverpool West Ham City and Canary Wharf. Mile End stores, is conveniently located just eight Street Bond Oxford Moorgate Shoreditch It is an ideal place for one minutes away. The City is also close by. As Street Circus High Street of the 420,000 people who Blackwall Reach is just a short walk away Holborn work in these locations to from Blackwall DLR, you’re also able to reach the international bars, Michelin starred Piccadilly Covent Tower Canning Custom House Circus live. But, it’s also easy to restaurants, live shows and all the West End Garden Bank Gateway Shadwell Poplar Town for ExCel has to offer. To Heathrow access the West End. In fact, Airport Leicester Square Blackwall Blackwall Reach is enviously Blackwall DLR Station offers quick and easy West India Quay close to everything London access not just to East London destinations Charing Cross has to offer thanks to but to Central London and beyond. From here you can be at Canary Wharf in eight Canary Embankment Canada Water Wharf Blackwall DLR, which is a minutes, Stratford International for Westfield short walk away. shopping in 11 minutes and St Pancras, with London Bridge North Greenwich its trains to Paris and Belgium, in just 26 Waterloo & The O2 City Airport minutes. London City Airport is only ten Crossharbour minutes away and with Crossrail soon to open at Canary Wharf, links between Blackwall Reach and the rest of London will be even easier. Crossrail, set to begin operation in 2018, Elephant & Castle Woolwich is just eight minutes from Blackwall Reach. Greenwich Arsenal Travelling both east and west will be even faster and more efficient. Crossrail will shorten travel times to Bond Street (13 minutes) and Heathrow (39 minutes). Blackwall Reach will be one of most well connected new developments in London. Average travel times in minutes Canary Wharf 8 Bank 12 Oxford Circus 23 Liverpool Street 6 Paddington 16 By DLR Crossrail: due to complete 2018 Blackwall Reach 4–5 London E14 L o w e r C la p t o n R o a d Homerton eet University Hospital Ho Str merton High Stratford International Highbury & Islington Stratford Old Spitalfields Regent’s Park Market Central St. Martins 7 0 Angel 1 Victoria Park University of East College of A R The Olympic Park Art & Design E G London E N T ’ S oad Hoxton ney R C Hack A d N St. Paul’s a A Westfield King’s Cross o Bow Road L R Cathedral St. Pancras London College h Bethnalt Green a City University of Fashion e H Mile End London e Euston g d i r St Paul’s Cathedral b m West Ham a C Queen Mary University Bromley Euston Shoreditch University College Guildhall School of London by Bow Square High Street Birkbeck London of Music & Whitechapel College Barbican Drama Holborn Farringdon Liverpool Street Barts & London School of Tottenham University of University of Medicine & Dentistry Court Road East Anglia Whitechapel Westminster London Technology Centre Metropolitan Canning London School of Economics St. Paul’s Aldgate University Langham Park Town & Sciences East Oxford Circus Leicester Bank Square Fenchurch Kings College Street Blackfriars Shadwell University of Piccadilly London Monument BLACKWALL Cumbria London Circus REACH London City Hyde Park HMS Belfast Tobacco Dock Airport Shakespeare’s UCL School of Globe Management Charing Cross Waterloo London Bridge Buckingham Palace Southwark Canary Wharf Rotherhithe London South Bank University Westminster North Canada Water Greenwich Crossharbour Elephant Surrey Quays 3 & CastleA Mudchute Tower of London Big Ben and Palace of Westminster London Eye Tower Bridge The O2 Greenwich Blackwall Reach London E14 Canary Wharf overview Located next to the River Thames, to the east of central London, Canary Wharf is one of London’s newest buzzing districts, a mere 30 years old. The area is one of Europe’s largest commercial office districts and is now a thriving multi-use neighbourhood with modern office buildings, restaurants, retail, entertainment, nightlife The redevelopment of Canary Wharf from and open spaces that make the abandoned docklands area of the 1980s the area so popular. to one of Europe’s largest business districts has been a steady process. What has emerged is a busy and bustling office and commercial area where over 120,000 people come to work daily. The area is home to the world or European headquarters of major banks, professional services firms and media organisations including Barclays, CITI, HSBC, KPMG and Thomson Reuters. Over the more recent period the district has also become increasingly known as a centre for technology, media and entertainment. Now, with the area having a unique waterside Elizabeth Line location, Canary Wharf is also recognised as a well maintained and beautifully landscaped space. It is a vibrant district that is well-connected by air from London City Airport, Underground via the Jubilee line, two Docklands Light Railway stations and by Reading riverboat access via the Thames River Bus 66min pier. The new Crossrail station will further enhance connections to central London and beyond. Twyford The next stage in the redevelopment of 60min Canary Wharf will be the imminent arrival Maidenhead of the Elizabeth Line (also known as 54min Crossrail), due to open at Canary Wharf Taplow in 2018. The new east-west cross-London 51min route will provide a high-frequency Burnham commuter and suburban passenger service 48min linking Heathrow, Bond Street and other Slough central London locations in the west to 45min Canary Wharf, Abbey Wood and Shenfield in the east. Langley 42min Iver 39min West Drayton 37min 39min Heathrow Hayes& Harlington 33min Southall 30min Hanwell 26min West Ealing 27min Ealing Broadway 25min Central Acton Mainline Overground 21min Bakerloo Paddington Circle 17min District Bond Street 13min 6–7 DL R Canary Wharf Crossrail station Hammersmith & City Tottenham Court Road 11min Jubilee Metropolitan Farringdon 8min Northern Chadwell Heath Piccadilly Liverpool Street 6min Seven Kings Manor Park Gidea Park Victoria Brentwood Maryland Elizabeth Whitechapel 3min 10min 14min 19min 23min 29min 36min Shenfield 41min 32min Harold Wood 12min Forest Gate 17min Illford 21min Goodmayes 8min Stratford 27min Romford Canary Wharf Custom House 3min Woolwich 8min Abbey Wood 12min Blackwall Reach 8–9 London E14 City of London overview Tech City and emerging tech clusters The City, or Square Mile, is The City is one of London’s prime business The rise of the sector began from its the epicentre of London hubs. It accommodates traditional epicentre at Old Street in Shoreditch, with Angel business. It currently hosts companies across the financial services, a cluster of emerging technology companies accounting and insurance sectors but now at Old Street roundabout. This has now Kings Cross almost 400,000 workers with also hosts numerous creative and tech expanded with more than 3,200 tech companies. Over the past decade, the core companies per square kilometre now Tech City a further 50,000 expected Shoreditch office market has expanded into the City’s concentrated in the area, which today is Clerkenwell over the next decade. This, border area into districts like Clerkenwell, known as Tech City. This spread has in-turn combined with a raft of other Shoreditch and Old Street. New ‘Grade A’ led to the emergence of new clusters of office space has sprung up in these markets, digital and tech companies in areas including factors, means residential replacing the older stock and attracting Clerkenwell, Angel and Kings Cross. This developments in the vicinity numerous high profile companies.
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