Tallest building in Park demolished

A demolition machine weighing 45 tonnes - one of the largest in Europe - has started systematically dismantling the 12 storey building, which was formerly University of East London student accommodation. It has been derelict for a number of years.

Work to demolish a similar, adjacent tower is already nearing completion. The ODA is now almost half way through its demolition programme, having dismantled 106 of the buildings on the Olympic Park site.

The towers are being demolished carefully so that much of the leftover materials can be recycled and reused for other venues and infrastructure on the Olympic Park site.

Removing the building will clear the area that will link the Olympic Village and Velodrome during the Games. The area is also at the heart of plans after the Games when community facilities such as new homes, schools and sporting venues will all be close by.

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