Dolphin Living has appointed The Hill Group to deliver the redevelopment of the New Era housing estate in Hoxton, London.
The plans for the site will see the existing 1930s private rented accommodation replaced by 208 new homes and 384 sq m of flexible retail floorspace spread across buildings ranging from three to 13 storeys.
Of the homes, 109 will be for sale and 99 will be available for intermediate rent at London Living Rent (LLR) ward benchmarks and discounted LLR.
Dolphin acquired the Hoxton estate in December 2014 and following consultation with residents it developed plans to rebuild the estate. It has since acquired nearby 333 Kingsland Road, which New Era residents will move into while construction is underway. Once complete, residents will return to New Era.
The appointment of The Hill Group follows grant funding being secured through the London mayor’s 2016-2023 Affordable Housing Programme, with construction expected to start on site in 2026.
Tom Copley, deputy mayor for housing said: “I’m pleased to see redevelopment progressing at New Era in Hackney, which the mayor’s Affordable Housing Programme is supporting to deliver the homes Londoners desperately need. Building high quality, energy efficient and affordable homes like this is a vital part of our ongoing work to build a fairer, greener, better London for everyone.”
Olivia Harris, chief executive of Dolphin Living, added: “New Era is a landmark estate in Hackney that needs significant redevelopment to provide high quality housing for its current and future residents. We are pleased to appoint The Hill Group to deliver our vision for the scheme, as well as to receive the grant from the Greater London Authority which not only endorses the development but also guarantees the future of the community that lives there.
“At Dolphin Living we build and manage homes which enable London’s workers to live in central location that they would not otherwise be able to afford. The current housing crisis has left many of the city’s critical workers struggling to afford to live within a reasonable commute of their workplace and not enough homes are being delivered to ease the pressure. Intermediate housing provides a practical solution which can be delivered quickly and with less government funding than social housing. An example of this in action, New Era will bring 99 much needed intermediate rental homes to Hackney.”
Cain Peters, managing director of special projects, at The Hill Group, said: “We’re delighted to have been appointed as Dolphin Living’s partner of choice on this exciting project to deliver 208 high-quality and energy-efficient homes in central London, as well as retail space to support the community to thrive and create local employment opportunities.
“This redevelopment aligns with Hill’s core focus of delivering much-needed, quality homes across all tenures. We’re particularly proud to be redeveloping intermediate housing, which provides affordable homes for London’s key workers and others providing essential services. We are now looking forward to starting construction in spring 2026.”
