ColladoCollins has been working closely with the London Borough of Redbridge and the GLA on proposals for a landmark scheme in Ilford which will breathe new life into a site that sits immediately adjacent to the new Crossrail station.

The scheme aims to make a significant contribution to the regeneration of the town centre, strengthening connections from the station to the High Street, and opening up Station Road and the adjoining arcade to create a safer and more exciting central area experience.

Apartments will range from studios to 2-beds, 10% of which will be wheelchair adaptable, with all featuring their own private winter garden. A roof terrace features on both the 32nd and 37th floor, affording spectacular views of the City and across Essex to the north and east.

A four-storey podium extension occupying the south-west corner of the site provides new office space and is topped off with a further landscaped roof garden for residents.

The plans also intend to refurbish the existing retail arcade, providing new retail and public realm that will create a vibrant, new thoroughfare, as well as a new connection to Ilford’s High Street.

The proposal supports the Council’s ambitions to improve the borough, setting a benchmark for future development in the area.