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Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, celebrated the ‘topping out’ of 149 new, sustainably heated, homes as part of the redevelopment of the council-owned Transport House site. The topping out ceremony saw the completion of the building’s frame with key project partners and several local councillors, including the new Leader […]

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, has celebrated the completion of 102 new homes at the latest phase of development at the Gascoigne Neighbourhood – one of London’s largest regeneration projects.   The 102 new homes are part of Block I at Gascoigne East Phase 3A and means this phase of

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, is celebrating the completion of 63 new homes as part of the Oxlow Lane development. Following consultation with residents, Barking and Dagenham Council took the decision to replace the flats at 291 – 301 Oxlow Lane. Existing residents were involved in the design process

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, is celebrating the completion of 386 high-quality new homes in Gascoigne West Phase 2 at the Gascoigne Neighbourhood. The delivery of the £165m project marks the completion of the largest phase of the development – one of London’s largest regeneration projects – with 31

The Factory District has a gross development value of £1.83bn and will deliver 3,500 new homes and 43,000 sqm of industrial floorspace Be First – the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council – recently launched its new investor video for “The Factory District” at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in

The next stage of the Gascoigne Road improvement plan in Barking has been reached, with a planning application for Phase One of the project now submitted to The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The planning application will now be reviewed and a decision made by the end of May 2024. Once implemented, this plan

Trio of deals completed at the UK’s first multi-storey industrial scheme Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking & Dagenham Council, has completed three deals at Industria – the innovative and sustainable industrial scheme that launched in 2023. The scheme has been built to provide employment space for local businesses and help the growth of

Be First, the regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, along with partner Weston Homes, have reached a key milestone on their Town Quay development, set to bring 147 new homes to Barking. Building on the 11-storey block, which Be First have acquired on behalf of the Council, has now reached the top floor, and

Last week Be First and their contractor, Willmott Dixon celebrated the completion of 124 affordable homes in the Gascoigne neighbourhood. The new block is another step in the Council’s battle against climate change as it is the first net zero carbon building to be delivered by Be First, which is managing the redevelopment on behalf

The London borough of Barking and Dagenham Council are taking part in the GLA’s Small Sites Small Builders programme. As part of the programme, several small sites in Barking and Dagenham will be up for sale to help facilitate the creation of new homes for local people. The first tranche of five sites are now