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The Athletes’ Village, which lies adjacent to the Olympic Park, will accommodate athletes and officials including those from Bermuda during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the Games the Village will deliver the legacy of 2,818 new homes for east London, of which 1,379 will be affordable, owned and managed by Triathlon Homes. The new homes will be built across 11 residential plots and will be joined by new parks and open spaces.
Construction work started on the Athletes’ Village in June 2008 and three-quarters of the residential plots in the Village are now structurally complete.
The structure of the world-class new education campus being built in the Village, Chobham Academy, is coming out of the ground with the second floor of the four storey building now structurally complete. Earthworks are also now underway on the site of the state-of-the-art new Polyclinic in the Village that will provide healthcare facilities for existing local communities and the new residents that will live in the Village after 2012.
ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: “Two years on from the start of construction on the Athletes’ Village and the project is firmly on track with the legacy of quality new homes for Londoners taking shape. Together with the new homes we are building, the progress being made on Chobham Academy and the Polyclinic site also shows the education and healthcare legacy we are delivering at the heart of the Village plans.”
Seb Coe, Chair of London 2012 Organizing Committee, said: “Delivering a first-class Athletes’ Village is an essential part of the support we will provide for athletes to ensure they can focus on giving the performance of a lifetime at the London 2012 Games. The Village will be one of the key features of the Olympic Park and the new homes and community facilities being built will be another part of the powerful legacy the Games will leave the local area.”
Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport and the Olympics, said: “With these images we are starting to see just what the Athletes’ Village will look like in 2012. The top-quality accommodation that will be home to athletes will also become a cornerstone of the East London community long after the Games are over, providing iconic new housing for thousands of people.”
The 11 residential plots in the Athletes’ Village are each made up of 6 – 8 buildings built in a rectangular layout around a traditional courtyard area. After 2012, the Village will leave a lasting legacy and a new community in east London.
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