Developer also wins grant funding from London mayor
Dolphin Living has appointed Hill Group to deliver its plans to redevelop the New Era estate in Hackney.
The new scheme, which was designed by architects Allies & Morrison, will replace the existing 1930s complex in Hoxton with 208 new homes and 384 sq m of retail floorspace set across buildings ranging from three to 13 storeys.
Of the homes, 109 will be for sale and 99 will be available for intermediate rent. Hill’s appointment follows grant funding being secured from the mayor of London.
Olivia Harris, chief executive of Dolphin Living, said: “New Era is a landmark estate in Hackney that needs significant redevelopment to provide high quality housing for its current and future residents.
“We are pleased to appoint The Hill Group to deliver our vision for the scheme, as well as to receive the grant from the Greater London Authority which not only endorses the development but also guarantees the future of the community that lives there.”
Dolphin acquired the estate in December 2014 after its previous owners, the private equity firm Westbrook, provoked protests from residents with planned rent hikes.
The latest plans received the backing of the residents’ association after Dolphin, a charity which aims to provide homes in central London at below market rent, guaranteed that existing tenants would be able to return to the redeveloped site.
In the meantime, residents will move into the nearby 333 Kingsland Road, which is owned by Dolphin and which won RIBA’s Neave Brown Award for Housing in 2022.
Dolphin previously had full planning permission for the site but submitted revised proposals last month to conform with new building regulations.
Construction is expected to start on site in 2026.
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