Topping out ceremony held for social rent building that forms part of Hornsey Gasworks regeneration
A ‘topping out’ ceremony has been held for one of Haringey’s biggest redevelopment schemes.
Haringey Council and development partner Berkeley celebrated the milestone moment in the construction of 46 new homes for social rent as part of the Alexandra Gate regeneration site that will eventually deliver 1,800 new homes.
Nearly 400 ‘affordable’ homes have already been completed at the site, alongside community amenities such as Hornsey Park, with 494 affordable units are due to be delivered in total.
Council leader Peray Ahmet and cabinet member for housing and planning Sarah Williams visited the site to celebrate the occasion, which signifies the structural completion of Bluebell House.
Once the Hornsey Gasworks, the twelve-acre site stood empty for a decade after the gasholders were decommissioned. The new neighbourhood will include a nursery, children’s play area, commercial space, a public square and specially commissioned public art that honours the history of the site.
Cllr Williams said: “We are very happy to celebrate this milestone, which marks significant progress in the delivery of 46 much-needed council homes. This important redevelopment of a brownfield site will provide hundreds of affordable homes, and it’s been great to see first-hand the new neighbourhood take shape.
“Working together with Berkeley we are ensuring Alexandra Gate will deliver high quality, desirable and genuinely affordable family-sized council homes which sit alongside beautifully landscaped communal areas and top of the range children’s play areas. Moving into these
properties will be life-changing for local people on our waiting list.
“We are committed to providing the safe, secure and spacious council homes for our residents, and we are on track to deliver 3,000 by 2031, with more than 2,000 homes already started or completed.”
Justin Tibaldi, managing director at Berkeley Capital, said: “Our partnership with London Borough of Haringey is breathing new life into a forgotten site, bringing forward a wealth of opportunities for local people. Topping out these new homes for social rent is an exciting milestone, and we’re looking forward to hundreds of Haringey residents calling Alexandra Gate their home.”
Formerly known as Clarendon, the site will become a new creative neighbourhood in Haringey. It is already home to N22 Corridor Gallery, a pop-up community art gallery, created in partnership with local arts organisation Collage Arts.
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