On Friday 8th of June, I met up with Steve Stride the CEO of Poplar HARCA to put forward concerns raised by residents during the election campaign.
Poplar HARCA is a local Registered Social Landlord (RSL), and one of the largest Landlords in Mile End Ward (they manage the housing stock on the Leopold and Burdett and West Lansbury Estate). Mile End Ward is important to Poplar HARCA, as it contains approximately 20% of their housing stock. Therefore I and Steve Stride, CEO of Poplar HARCA sat down and discussed issues raised by residents during the election campaign: Leopold Estate:
- Tackling ASB and improved and proactive youth outreach work
- Proposed redevelopment of the old doctor surgery
Burdett Estate:
- ASB around the playing area next to Bredel House, St. Paul’s Way and Burgess Street
- Community Safety measures in Booker Close, Tunley Green and Callingham Close.
- Proposed Community Centre in the Burdett Estate
- Future investment on the Burdett Estate
- Concerns with regards to the ‘Sheds Policy’
West Lansbury Estate:
- Housing Stock survey
- Concerns regarding ASB
- Concerns regarding Chrisp Street Market regeneration
- Arranging a meeting between residents of Baring House, Poplar HARCA and the basement tenants.
The meeting was productive and and hopefully there will be positive future announcements, watch this space…
Although I am not a resident of milend,I have family member’s live in mile ends,they all talk about antisocial behaviour at the staircases and lack of maintanance of house hold repairs
I have raised those issues with all the social landlords in Mile End, and am monitoring the situation.
You should have discussed the “CLEANING ISSUES” for the buildings that managed by HARCA .
If you randomly take any building that managed by HARCA, all residents would complain regarding cleaning issues and their lazy and unmotivated staffs.
I would invite you to come into my building ( Galley Apartment ) and talk to the residents about HARCA
Thank you for the comment, I have been copied into your email, and am monitoring the situation
Baring house a very old block and very runed down. Cleaning issues, constant door slamming noise from the communal staircases where tenants open/close their doors and it echos throught out the whole block. Even the internal doors like kitchen doors can be heard from other flats when it shuts. Drunk people sitting outside the block. A sense of security is just not there especially when you ha e young kids.