{"id":34228,"date":"2026-02-09T02:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/long-empty-southend-hmrc-tower-set-for-557-flat-rebirth\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T02:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:25:23","slug":"long-empty-southend-hmrc-tower-set-for-557-flat-rebirth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/long-empty-southend-hmrc-tower-set-for-557-flat-rebirth\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-empty Southend HMRC tower set for 557-flat rebirth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-505519\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The firm has sealed final Section 106 legal agreement with Southend Council allowing it to a redevelop the former HMRC tower on Victoria Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The green light unlocks plans to convert the vacant 1960s Alexander House office block into 557 flats above ground-floor commercial space and a new public pocket park.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors backed the scheme back in late 2024 pending agreement of a developer contribution package that has now been formally signed off. <\/p>\n<p>Most of the homes will be delivered within the existing tower structure, with additional wings bolted on to increase capacity and rework the building\u2019s massing.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-at-08.15.38.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-at-08.15.38.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"950\" height=\"786\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-505521\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The approved mix comprises 334 one-bed flats, 185 two-bed units and 38 three-bed homes. <\/p>\n<p>A formal construction start date has yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/02\/09\/long-empty-southend-hmrc-tower-set-for-557-flat-rebirth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The firm has sealed final Section 106 legal agreement with Southend Council allowing it to a redevelop the former &#8230; <a title=\"Long-empty Southend HMRC tower set for 557-flat rebirth\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/long-empty-southend-hmrc-tower-set-for-557-flat-rebirth\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Long-empty Southend HMRC tower set for 557-flat rebirth\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}