Stratford City is a

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project in Stratford,

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, to the north of Stratford town centre. The main developers are the

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and

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. Stratford City is the name given to the urban community centred on the

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a sporting complex and public park in Stratford, Hackney Wick, Leyton and Bow, in east London. It was purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, situated adjacent to the Stratford City developm ...

. Based on Stratford Regional and

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railway stations, it includes " International Quarter London", a joint venture between

and London and Continental Railways (LCR) to create a £2 billion commercial and residential development, the

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, and the East Village, previously the athletes' village constructed by Lendlease for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Within Stratford City there is provision for of retail and leisure space, of hotel space, of commercial district space, 16,400 new homes, of community facilities, and two energy centres capable of providing 75% of the sites' energy needs.

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has allocated the

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E20 to Stratford City and the

Planning

The whole Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park site was proposed to be secured under a

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(CPO) by the

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. In late 2005, a row broke out between then

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and

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/Westfield over the use of the legal instrument. The site for the

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was to be located next to the £4 billion development of Stratford City, but access difficulties meant that the Olympic Park CPO extended onto the site for Stratford City. In November 2005, an agreement was made where by the CPO over the Westfield site was removed, subject to agreed access provisions to the Olympic Village. The Olympic Village, home of the athletes during the 2012 Summer Games and constructed by Lend Lease, would be redeveloped at the new East Village urban development as part of the legacy project.

Construction

Work started in early 2007, and the entire project was completed in 2012. Work was carried out in phases, with Phase 1 completed in 2011. Phase 1 includes 1.9 million ft² (150,000 m²) of retail and leisure space (see

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), a 267-room

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hotel, 1.1m sq ft of office space, and 4,850 new homes. The office space comprises a cluster of four tall office buildings: Stratford Place, at 130,000 sq ft; The Square, at 200,000 sq ft; First Avenue, at over 560,000 sq ft; and Station Square, at 95,000 sq ft.

Transport

The site is adjacent to both the existing Stratford Regional station and the new Stratford International station. Stratford Regional station is served by

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and

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services, with

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services planned to serve the station from 2018. Stratford International station is served by

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domestic services on

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and Docklands Light Railway services to London City Airport, Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal. Currently no international services call, although Eurostar will review stopping after the Olympic Games. A pedestrian bridge connects the development to the existing Stratford town centre.

References

External links

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International Quarter London
{{LB Newham Redevelopment projects in London Thames Gateway Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Newham Stratford, London