Swan Housing advances £300m Blackwall Reach

Swan Housing is driving forward its £300m Blackwall Reach development in Poplar, east London, with new plans for the next phase of development and build-to-rent investment. The 20-acre former estate at Robin Hood Gardens received consent for 1,575 homes in an outline planning application in 2012. Swan is developing the site with Tower Hamlets Council and the Greater London Authority. The partners have lodged plans for 315 homes, with 52.6% affordable housing, in phase three of the regeneration. Proposals comprise two main buildings, with seven blocks of up to 12 storeys in height with a restaurant and gym, built around the Millennium Green park. Separately, Swan Housing has completed a £22m build-to-rent deal with Linq Housing, backed by debt finance from M&G Investments. It will see Linq acquire 40 homes at the development, in its third scheme to date. To send feedback, e-mail emma.rosser@egi.co.uk or tweet @EmmaARosser or @estatesgazette   Image by CF Moller Architects