The Poplar choice

Three-thousand new homes are in the pipeline in Poplar, the gasworks and factories of the last century being replaced with smart residential developments fit for the next 100 years. Red Loft’s 160-home scheme at Leven Wharf, on the site of a defunct metalworks beside the River Lea offers a quarter-share in a one-bedroom flat for just £85,000, with the same share of a two-bed apartment available for £111,250. Elsewhere in the area, a new-build one-bedroom apartment at Bellway Homes’ Lansbury Square project can be had for £399,995. Although Poplar’s regeneration is well behind neighbouring areas such as Stratford, the near future will see the creation of Poplar Riverside, with walkways and footbridges, along with a new park two new schools, and redeveloped Chrisp Street Market.

Evening Standard (09/08/2018)