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Carillion wins Victoria Docks tower blocks

17 Jan 14 Carillion has won a contract to build a pair of apartment blocks at the Royal Victoria Docks in east London.

CZWG Architects' design
CZWG Architects' design

The towers, being built for developer Hub Residential, will house 360 mid-market homes for private sale.  One is 23 storeys high and the other is 24 storeys. They have been designed by CZWG Architects.

The half-hectare site has been cleared and a planning application submitted to the the London Borough of Newham.

Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2014 on the mixture of one, two and three bedroom apartments, with completion earmarked for late 2016.

Carillion account director John Rodaway said: "Carillion's success in securing this contract underlines our growing strength in the capital's residential market, which includes our work at Battersea, Kings Cross and Bankside."

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