en.Wedoany.com Reported - Camden Council has appointed Higgins Partnerships to deliver the first phase of the regeneration project at the West Kentish Town Estate in north London.

The first phase will see two six-storey buildings constructed on the site of the 1960s estate, providing 52 affordable homes. Of these, 48 will be social rented homes for returning council residents, while the remaining four will be used to rehouse existing leaseholders.

According to the council, the overall regeneration scheme is expected to eventually deliver over 850 homes, with around 325 of these being council homes.

Higgins was selected through a procurement process involving an interview panel that included local representatives. Two residents living near the site and the headteacher of Rhyl School participated in the selection process.

The first phase scheme has been designed by Mae Architects, while the wider masterplan has been prepared by Alford Hall Monaghan Morris.

Block A1 will face Queen's Crescent high street, adjacent to homes, a school, Queen's Crescent market, and the Baitul Aman Mosque. Block D1 will be built alongside a railway viaduct, requiring coordination with the rail asset owner and operator.

Councillor Nasrine Djemai, Camden Council's cabinet member for new homes and community investment, said the project would provide larger homes for residents living in overcrowded conditions.

Nasrine Djemai said: "The regeneration of the West Kentish Town Estate will allow us to build the safer, larger homes that residents have asked for and deserve."

Declan Higgins, CEO of Higgins Group, said the company would work with the local community to create training, employment, and social value opportunities.

The estate regeneration project was launched after more than a decade of engagement with residents and neighbours. In 2020, with a turnout of nearly 85%, 93% of voting residents supported the full redevelopment of the estate.

The project is part of Camden's Community Investment Programme. The council said the design of the two buildings aims to reduce energy demand and carbon emissions.

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