Ballymore Group

Ballymore told the FT increases were due to inflation in services such as insurance and utilities, but residents said the charges also covered repairs to fix poor workmanship during the developments' construction.[12] The development includes a "world first": a sky pool suspended 10-storeys high between two apartment blocks, allowing residents to swim between the buildings.[15] However, following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, it emerged that New Providence Block A-E in Fairmont Avenue used the same aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding.More than 500 households would, on average, have to pay over £4,000 each after freeholder Landor Residential, part of the Ballymore group, refused to cover the cost of recladding the block.This will allow Thames Clippers to provide a service to the more than 10,000 residents who will live in the 3,385 riverside properties being built by Ballymore in the Royal Docks regeneration area.Royal Wharf has been plagued by problems, with many doors at the development constantly broken, leading to protests from residents.South of London City Island, Goodluck Hope is a riverside development located across from the O2 Arena at North Greenwich.[35] In May 2017 it was announced that the group was working in partnership with the Hong Kong Chinese Kwok family, who are controlling shareholders in Sun Hung Kai Properties.[37] Further east in the Royal Docks area of Silvertown, Ballymore applied for planning permission in October 2021 to redevelop an industrial area off Thames Road, east of Thames Barrier Park and southwest of London City Airport; 1,610 new homes, ranging from three-storey townhouses to 15-18 storey apartment blocks are planned; if approved, construction will start in 2023, with completion in 2027.