The scheme at 7 Brannan Avenue will ship 912 bedrooms and is the newest transfer to diversify the rising residential group on the Docklands district.
Designed by Howells, the tower will function communal and leisure areas at floor, mezzanine, ninth and roof ranges. Plans additionally embrace new floor flooring retail and two waterside public gardens.
The venture was rejected by Tower Hamlets Council in November final yr however was later referred to as in by the mayor’s workplace, which has now given it the go-ahead.
Tom Venner, chief improvement officer at Canary Wharf Group, mentioned: “7 Brannan Avenue can be a implausible addition to the varied vary of residential choices at Canary Wharf.”
He added the scheme would assist meet demand for scholar housing in a location providing entry to inexperienced areas and powerful transport hyperlinks.
Canary Wharf is already residence to greater than 3,500 residents and training suppliers together with the UCL Faculty of Administration at One Canada Sq.. The brand new tower will deliver college students into the center of a district lengthy recognized for finance however now repositioned as a vibrant place to dwell, work and research.
