Peabody has appointed contractor John Sisk & Son for the first phase of a 拢120m regeneration of St John鈥檚 Hill estate in Clapham Junction.

St John's Hill estate by Peabody/Hawkins Brown

St John鈥檚 Hill estate by Peabody/Hawkins Brown

Designed by Hawkins/Brown architects, the total development will be delivered in 3 phases and will provide 528 new homes, with 279 homes affordable and 249 for private sale.

Construction is expected to begin on the first phase in the Spring, with completion expected in the summer 2016.

The development also comrprises 13,600 square metres of open space, a new public route from Clapham Junction station to Wandsworth Common, commercial space and a new community hub.

Peabody鈥檚 development manager at St John鈥檚 Hill, Cathy Bacon said: 鈥淲e are looking forward to working with Sisk on the regeneration of St John鈥檚 Hill, which will bring to life our 21st century vision, and will have a wide reaching, positive impact on the wider community.鈥

Mike Higgins, director (Southern Region) at Sisk said: 鈥淲e are delighted to be selected by Peabody to work on this project, which will provide high quality, affordable homes, where people will be proud to live.

鈥淲e have been building excellence for over 150 years, and are proud to work with an organisation with a strong history, and a commitment to building thriving communities across the capital.鈥