A council housing block has undergone a major multimillion pound transformation as part of our £430m programme to improve council homes as part of Housing Our Greenwich.
The two-floor block in Gavestone Road, Middle Park and Horn Park ward has been completely transformed throughout with extensive external work carried out to secure the foundations of the 1960s built block and to install a new roof, external walls, brickwork and landscaping in the communal garden.
Council Leader Cllr Anthony Okereke and Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing Management were joined by local ward councillors Cllr Rachel Taggart-Ryan and Cllr Christine May, as well as local MP Clive Efford, to visit the completed block on 19 March.
Cllr Anthony Okereke, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said:
"One of the really great things about our Housing Our Greenwich ambition is the real difference it is making to improve our existing homes. We’re putting our £430 million pound investment to good use to get things done, making our council homes safer and more secure as well as giving residents a modern, well-maintained home to settle in.”
Each of the 14 homes in the block has undergone a full internal refurbishment, including new windows and front entrance doors, new ceilings and floors, new kitchens and bathrooms, electrical rewiring and updated gas meters and boilers. The homes have all been freshly painted, ready for tenants to move in.
Cllr Pat Slattery, Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness, said:
“What a transformation! It’s great that this block will soon be ready for tenants. My thanks go to the teams that worked so hard to deliver this upgrade. We’ll continue investing in our council homes to provide our residents with safe and secure places to live.”
Tenants were moved out while works were undertaken to fix movement and cracks in the foundation to enhance the block’s safety.
Work was carried out by Woodnut Construction & Developments Ltd and forms part of the council’s multimillion pound five-year investment programme to improve council homes throughout the borough.