George Peabody, an American philanthropist, set up The Peabody Donation Fund in 1862 to “ameliorate the condition of the poor and needy in this great metropolis”. During his lifetime, he donated £500,000 to the Fund – now known simply as Peabody – which is equivalent to many millions today.
Peabody only operates in London, as specified in its original charter. Its first dwellings for the “artisans and labouring poor” were opened in Commercial Street, Spitalfields in February 1864. These flats housed 66 low-income families and included provision for shops and laundries and marked the beginning of its work in London,
A hundred and fifty years on, Peabody is thriving. It owns or manages more than 20,000 homes for 50,000 people in 25 boroughs It is known for its innovative, robust and attractive new developments and has plans to build 5,000 new homes by 2020.
Its mission is as relevant today as it was during George Peabody’s lifetime – to make London a city of opportunity for everyone by ensuring that as many people as possible have a good home, a real sense of purpose and a strong sense of belonging. This mission is the driving force behind everything Peabody does.
Television Centre Plot H1 and H2
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Part of the BBC Television Centre regeneration, this new housing development seeks to deliver high quality affordable housing on a site that acts as a gateway to the rest of the masterplan.
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Part of Peabody’s 30-year regeneration plan for Thamesmead, Southmere is an exciting addition to an established south-east neighbourhood with both commercial, residential and lifestyle offerings.
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A meanwhile spaces project by Peabody and Ealing council, which has transformed 36 abandoned garages and 2,000sqm of associated undercrofts and green space on the Havelock estate in Southall.
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This scheme has replaced dilapidated workshop buildings with a high quality 100% affordable residential led mixed use scheme with a new workspace hub, making this a model for co-location.
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The project creates a new public realm, providing connectivity and a secure and pleasant neighborhood through innovative design with a mews style street, a new square and strategic landscape design.
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133 new affordable homes in a 21-storey tower, developed by Stanhope and Peabody in a joint venture with the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
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Dagenham Green will transform the Ford Stamping Works site into a sustainable mixed-use community with 3,502 homes, a new secondary school, and flexible non-residential and industrial floorspace.
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AHMM's proposal for a residential masterplan on the site of the former Holloway Prison, providing 985 new homes, a 1.4-acre public park, Women's building, and new commercial spaces.
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Peabody's Common Plan for Claridge Way is a strategy for transforming a neighbourhood green space in Thamesmead, conceived and realised in creative partnership with the people who live there.
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The Lakeside Centre, with its iconic Brutalist architecture from the late 60s is a Thamesmead landmark with stunning views of Southmere Lake and the area’s famous skyline.
View projectA Common Plan for Claridge Way
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Peabody's Common Plan for Claridge Way is a strategy for transforming a neighbourhood green space in Thamesmead, conceived and realised in creative partnership with the people who live there.
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Motion is a new 300 home-development on Lea Bridge Road, a bold architectural ensemble uniting the lively townscape of Leyton with the Hackney Marshes and the Walthamstow Wetlands.
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Vulcan Wharf redevelops two strategic sites in the emerging Pudding Mill neighbourhood into one cohesive ‘co-location’ development of 457 new homes above flexible light industrial and makerspaces.
View projectSouthmere, South Thamesmead (phase 1a, 1b and 2)
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Southmere, located near Abbey Wood station, has the potential to deliver 800+ new homes across 3 phases. Homes in the mixed-tenure scheme range from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom townhouses.
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On what was once proposed as a site for a drive-thru McDonalds, The Reach delivers 66 high quality, affordable homes for residents, demonstrating how to successfully densify London’s outer suburbs.
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