Blackwell Close and Morris Blitz former neighbourhood office
Hackney Council approved a procurement strategy for 305 new homes, including the Blackwell Close project, in July 2025.
Hackney Council's Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee approved the procurement strategy for 305 new homes across nine sites, including the Blackwell Close project, in July 2025. This decision initiated the first phase of the New Homes Programme, which aims to build new council homes on underused Housing Revenue Account land. Construction procurements were expected to commence from summer 2025.
The programme intends to deliver 305 new homes, with 218 designated for social rent at council levels, addressing the housing crisis in Hackney. The Blackwell Close and Morris Blitz former neighbourhood office project is one of the nine development projects within this initial phase, located in Kings Park and Stoke Newington wards. No further specific developments or upcoming discussions have been reported in the supplied material.
Key facts
- Hackney Council's Cabinet Procurement and Insourcing Committee approved the procurement strategy for 305 new homes on 07 July 2025. Source 1 Source 2
- The New Homes Programme aims to deliver 305 new homes across nine sites in its first phase. Source 1 Source 2
- Of these new homes, 218 are expected to be for social rent at council rent levels. Source
- Construction procurements for the programme were expected to commence from summer 2025. Source
- The Blackwell Close project is one of nine development projects in the first phase. Source
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