The scheme is being built by The Hill Group for Camden Council as part of its Community Investment Programme, through which the council is investing over £1bn in schools, homes and community facilities in the borough.

Representatives from The Hill Group and Camden Council took part in a ceremony to celebrate reaching the highest point of the building’s concrete frame, with Cllr Danny Beales, cabinet member for new homes, jobs and community investment at Camden Council (pictured above, left) adding the last small element to the top of the concrete wall to mark the occasion.

The latest phase, the third in the six-phase development, includes five council homes, 85 houses available for private sale, and 35 ‘Camden Living’ affordable dwellings that will be rented out by the council below the market rate.

The current construction works also comprise a convenient retail unit, as well as public realm and landscaping.

Once completed, the Passivhaus scheme will deliver almost 500 energy-efficient homes for new and existing residents.

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Danny said: “This is a significant milestone for Agar Grove and for the local residents who we have worked in partnership with to create a new shared vision of their local area and to deliver the improved homes that they desperately need.

“From a 1960s estate that was in poor condition, with cramped flats and a disconnect from the surrounding streets, residents at Agar Grove can now feel connected to their community in homes that are a third larger, on an estate that benefits from communal green spaces, areas for children to play, and new retail units.”

Andy Hill, chief executive at The Hill Group, added: “We are delighted to reach this key point in the construction of Agar Grove and turn the plans for this innovative new development into a reality.

“We have been working with Camden Council since the first phase of the development and we look forward to continuing this successful partnership.

“The Hill Group is committed to helping its partners go further in achieving homes that are sustainable and low energy, to suit the needs of not only today’s residents, but those long into the future.”

Also pictured above (right): Cllr Sagal Abdi-Wali, Camden Council