Two new proposals by the local architectural firm 31.44 Architects are now underway in the East London area. Both projects as being undertaken in collaboration with Arbery Properties, a property business that has remained family run since it was founded in 1979.
The first building project involves a retrofit scheme located in Ilford while the second, now underway, is a new mixed-use development in Forest Gate. Along with nine brand-new homes, the project will also feature the construction of several small units for commercial use.
The site for the building project at 89 to 93 Woodgrange Road is a former car park. The new development will infill and mend an 11-metre-long stretch, described as an incongruous and unintended break in the high street.
Representing a £2 million investment, the scheme will feature a one-storey retail frontage with a four-storey building, a three-storey mews building, and a courtyard set back from the street. Professional printing services are often enlisted by developers when they need to present their projects to investors.
A spokesperson for the architects commented on the new residential design:
“It provides a solution that better serves the neighbourhood than the extant planning consent, which proposed a commercial podium for a large grocery store.”
Project completion is expected in March next year.