Tide has completed a development called College Road in Croydon to provide 817 one-bed and studio apartments, and a 35-storey building providing 120 affordable homes.
The College Road development is a 50-storey 163-metre building that is Europe’s tallest volumetric modular tower, the developer said.
It’s taller than Tide’s 135 metres high Ten Degrees build-to-rent development built in 2018, also in Croydon.
The completion of College Road brings the number of homes delivered by volumetric specialist Tide in the borough to 1,483.
Simon Bayliss, managing partner at HTA Design, said: “College Road is the product of extensive research into successful models for high density shared living and is the first project to be approved under the GLA’s Co-Living policy.
“Every aspect of the development was designed to offer residents the most liveable private space, whilst also having the free enjoyment of truly fantastic communal facilities.
“The building connects East Croydon to the new cultural quarter through a colonnade enlivened by crafted public art, an integral part of the building’s striking architecture.
“The design embraces the optimism of Croydon’s mid-century heritage including Richard Seifert’s iconic NLA building, whilst complimenting the neighbouring Ten Degrees, also designed by HTA with Tide and Vision, whose volumetric system enabled faster, more sustainable and higher quality construction.”
