Homerton

298 co-living studios · self-contained community centre for local charities, social enterprises and SMEs

Homerton is a neighbourhood in transition — one where investment in new housing has not always been matched by investment in the infrastructure that makes communities function. This scheme takes a different approach.

At its core is a 298-studio purpose-built co-living development designed to meet the needs of young working Londoners in a borough where housing costs have risen sharply and options for professional renters remain limited. But the headline of this scheme is what sits alongside it: a fully self-contained community centre, available at cost to local charities, community groups, SMEs, and social enterprises.

This isn't a token amenity. It is a dedicated, professionally managed space designed to serve the existing Homerton community — not just future residents of the building. It reflects Re:shape's view that new housing development in established neighbourhoods carries a responsibility to strengthen what's already there, not simply add to it.

The scheme is progressing through planning as part of Re:shape's secured London pipeline, with the community centre designed to be operational from the point the building opens.

Planning authority: London Borough of Hackney Status: Planning progressing Scale: 298 co-living studios, self-contained community centre Operational: June 2030