COMPLETION of 134 affordable homes at The Old Vinyl Factory site in Blyth Road, Hayes, is a little closer following a topping-out ceremony.
Guests from Network Homes, Hillingdon Council, the Greater London Authority and others gathered to mark a key construction milestone.
Veneer Court is a mixture of flats and maisonettes and, when complete, will include 57 homes for London Affordable Rent, 58 for Shared Ownership and 19 for London Living Rent.
The latter is a Mayor of London scheme allowing residents to rent at a discount, so they can save to buy a share of their home.
The wider Old Vinyl Factory scheme is part of a scheme transforming the former EMI pressing plant.
The 17-acre site will eventually comprise 642 homes with innovation and educational hubs, restaurants, shops, gym, cinema and a live music venue.
The Old Vinyl Factory employed 22,000 people at its peak. All The Beatles’ albums were pressed here, as well as albums for bands such as Queen, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple before it closed as a factory in 1978.
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