New riverside homes to flow into Tottenham Hale
Over 500 new properties have reached completion in one of North London’s most connected waterside neighbourhoods.
The development, which has been delivered by Waterside Places, was delivered in phases and has made a huge contribution to the Major of London’s and the Greater London Authority’s aspiration for 2,000 new homes in the borough. The new neighbourhood is located in Haringey.
The first phase of the development saw 249 homes delivered in 2018, with 108 for rent through leading landlord, Grainger plc. The second, and final, phase has added a further 256 homes to Hale Wharf, which is situated off Ferry Lane, close to Tottenham Hail rail, with 191 affordable homes.
In addition, Grainger plc have acquired 65 build-to-rent homes, expanding its ownership within the overall project.
Alongside the properties, a new pedestrian bridge has been created as part of the scheme, which helps link the community to a 10-acre area of green space, otherwise known as the Paddock Community Nature Park. 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.
On behalf of Waterside Places, 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.’
Haringey Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, Cllr Sarah Williams, added: ‘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.’
Image: MUSE
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