Greenwich Millennium Village blocks rise
Further residential blocks being built as part of Greenwich Millennium Village continue to rise in the latest phase of construction.
This is blocks in phase four which covers the south western corner of the site.
Like previous phases its mid-rise buildings and very much in keeping with recent sober appearances.
Gone are the exuberant colours of earlier phases.
A total of 203 homes are currently underway leaving further plots to the south east to complete.
Upon completion GMV should total 3,000 homes.
It may end up taking 35 years to fully build on Greater London Authority land since government body English Partnerships purchased 300 acres in 1997.
Compare that to post-war when 3,000 home sites would be built out in five years. Extremely slow build outs are a key reason we have a housing crises.
A key reason is waiting for a private developer to build out the site in a piecemeal fashion.
Its not a Village any more it’s Kowloon Walled City – even on the illustration from your post – compare the free green spaces between buildings in the old phase (GMV West) and super dense GMV East. Not to mention no amenities – more shops, GPs, coffee place (there was one but the develope wants to repurpose it it their sales office), police stn or anything!
Greenwich Millennium village is now a huge development with thousands of new homes havibg been alrewdy been built or under construction..I believe even more sites in the area earmarked be redeveloped in the future.
All we need now is more infrastructure put in place to meet the ever growing demand on services and public transport..
It’s all very well building these homes, which are needed. However the lack of green space means its not really a village, is it. Where are the open green spaces?
With two squares, oval and trathen which are poorly utilised. Where are the farmers markets etc. Having said that, it might be difficult as GCJ is surrounded by retail parks. There is no sense of a community existing in that village.
Should be renamed GCJ = Greenwich Concrete Jungle.
What a soulless place.