Hale Wharf has seen 505 new homes built on a brownfield side beside the River Lee Navigation

A riverside redevelopment scheme in Tottenham Hale has been officially completed, bringing 505 new homes to the area.   

Hale Wharf is situated off Ferry Lane and has been constructed on a disused industrial site. As well as new homes the completed project features local retail space, canal-side public realm and infrastructure – including a new footbridge crossing the River Lee Navigation – which has transformed the area.

Delivered by Waterside Places, a partnership between Canal & River Trust and developer Muse, the first phase of development saw 249 homes delivered in 2018, with 108 for rent through Grainger plc. The second and final phase has added a further 256 homes to Hale Wharf with 191 affordable homes for Haringey Council and Grainger plc acquiring 65 build-to-rent homes, expanding its ownership within the overall project.

The water’s edge has also been regenerated thanks to upgrades of access routes for commercial barges as well as canal wall repairs and the addition of floating reed beds.

Chris Coxall, project director at Muse, said: “Everyone working in regeneration wants to make a positive and lasting difference in the community. That’s what we feel we have achieved at Hale Wharf. Our scheme has transformed a forgotten waterside area by the River Lee Navigation and created a great place to live with access to green space. The project team recognised the importance of looking beyond the red lines and have found ways to connect the community to a diverse environment of woodland, scrub, meadow and ponds – which makes a huge difference in a densely populated city.”

Sarah Williams, cabinet member for housing at Haringey Council, said: “The provision of these new homes is yet another substantial achievement in our ambition to deliver high quality, desirable and genuinely affordable housing for local residents.

“Hale Wharf is a beautiful location overlooking the Paddock Community Nature Park, River Lea and Walthamstow Wetlands and the new homes will be life-changing for households living in temporary accommodation or in deeply unsuitable housing.

“We are committed to providing the safe, secure and spacious council homes our residents so desperately need, and we are on track to deliver 3,000 by 2031, with more than 2,000 homes already started or completed.”

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