Subtle nods to the site's history can be found throughout, from the materials and colour pallets of new buildings, to the naming of streets and yards. Two industrial era chimneys were carefully dismantled when construction began, taken away for cleaning and have now been rebuilt in their original footprint using the same bricks. Reclaimed Victorian era warehouses have been retrofit for modern uses including Jim & Tonic’s gin distillery, bar and restaurant, The Talent House’s dance and recording studios and contemporary apartments in The Sugar House.

Sugar House Island has a rich industrial heritage which is evidenced today throughout the development. Sugar House Island’s growing community now includes over 700 residents, and 14 creative businesses who have set roots here in east London. Since then, two phases of residential have complete, and a further 220,000 sq ft of office and retail space will complete in September 2023. The first phase of the Island, Dane's Yard, completed in 2020 offering a collection of 8 distinctive buildings for office and commercial uses. Once complete the development will deliver 1,200 new homes, 624,000 sq ft of office space, 40,000 sq ft of retail, 2 new bridges, a hotel and a new primary school. Sugar House Island has been brought together by a cosmopolitan team of designers, architects and planners.

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