HTA submits plans to redevelop 1960s tower evacuated due to safety concerns

HTA Clare House 5

HTA Design and housing association Clarion proposing to replace local east London landmark with 23-storey tower

HTA Design has submitted plans to redevelop a 1960s tower block in Bow, east London which was evacuated due to building safety concerns.

The scheme for housing association Clarion would see a 23-storey residential scheme built on the site of Clare House, a building known locally as ‘Pink Block’ because of its distinctively coloured facade.

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