St. Andrews is a landmark regeneration scheme being delivered by Barratt Homes, working in partnership with the London Development Agency, the Homes and Communities Agency and Circle Anglia.
The site is located in Bromley-by-Bow, close to the 2012 Olympic Park, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Immediately to the north of the site is Bromley-by-Bow Underground Station (District and Hammersmith & City line) with the Devons Road Docklands Light Railway Station (DLR) five minutes’ walk to the west of the site.
The development is an exemplary regeneration scheme in that it transforms a derelict site and creates new homes, significant new community amenities and dramatically enhanced public realm, which open up access to the site and improves connections to the tube and bus network.
Formerly a Victorian hospital, the three-hectare site was essentially a walled derelict eyesore. It divided the communities and blocked access to the station. The crumbling Victorian buildings were a visual reminder of the poverty and neglect in the area.
The St. Andrews regeneration returns one third of the site to high quality public realm, creating new parks and play facilities. Routes through to the station improve connectivity and the new health centre and community buildings provide much needed facilities.
Allies and Morrison has designed the masterplan in collaboration with architectural practices Maccreanor Lavington and Glenn Howells. Phase 1 of the development – Nexus – is fully occupied and Phase 2 – Union – is complete and will be fully occupied at the end of June. The whole development will be built in five phases with a completion date of early 2013.
The St. Andrews development is focused on delivering sustainable development to the heart of the Bromley-by-Bow community. Engagement with the community has been vital throughout the planning and construction of the scheme. For more information please click here. The three-hectare site will be transformed with 964 high quality new homes, a brand new health centre, community facilities, and one hectare of new gardens and parks. The mix of housing types, the supporting community space, retail and healthcare provision combine to provide an excellent mixed-use development, bringing new services to not only the residents but also the existing neighbourhoods.
