The Packington Estate is a large council estate in
Islington
Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the ar ...
, London.
The Estate was built in the 1960s by
Islington Council.
In 2006, it was transferred to the
Hyde Group
Hyde Group is a housing association in London. It is a member of the G15. It operates in London, the South East, the East of England and the East Midlands.
Hyde Housing Association was established in 1967 following a meeting in Sidcup to help ...
, a
housing association.
The lead contractor for the redevelopment was
Rydon
Rydon is a British construction company which was founded in 1978 and employs over 650 people. Its head office is in Forest Row, East Sussex, and it has offices in Bristol, Dartford, London and Preston.
Controversies Grenfell Tower
Rydon was th ...
, with a £130 million contract over eight years, replacing 538 structurally defective flats with 791 mixed-tenure houses and flats.
In November 2016, a new park on the
Regent's Canal was opened called
Canalside Square.
References
Housing estates in the London Borough of Islington
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