The Courtyard and The Botanist building at Royal Eden Docks have reached the highest point of construction. The milestone was celebrated by Newham's Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz and the developers One Housing and Mount Anvil.

The buildings will deliver 159 affordable new homes that include one, two and three-bedroom apartments. The apartments will be made available either as Affordable Rent for low-income families in housing need (79 homes) or via the Shared Ownership scheme for first-time buyers (80 homes).

The Courtyard is getting ready for internal decoration to start on level one, with kitchens being fitted to level four, and plastering underway on level six. The building’s external steel frame is now complete, with windows being installed at level 15, brickwork up to level nine, and rainscreen cladding due to start on the upper floors.

At The Botanist, the decoration is starting on level one, kitchens being fitted on level two, flooring going down on level four and plastering underway on level six. Its steel frame is also complete, with windows being installed at level 15 and brickwork up to level nine.

Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham, said: “This [new development] is a real demonstration of innovation and public-private sector partnership. Not just the innovation of what a brand-new approach can create, but also a lot of things to come [in future].”

Rob Marcantoni, Group Director of Development at One Housing, comments: “It’s fantastic to see first-hand the high specification of the brand-new homes. We’re also pleased to be providing, in partnership with Mount Anvil, affordable homes that shouldn’t be out of reach to those on small budgets.”

Killian Hurley, Chief Executive at Mount Anvil, adds: “We’re delighted to be working in partnership again with One Housing. Together we’ll deliver new affordable homes as part of our Royal Eden Docks community that will be a very high quality, sustainable and energy-efficient.”