An award-winning leisure centre, 788 new homes, commercial space and a striking 26-storey tower have transformed Lewisham town centre.

The extensive scheme in Loampit Vale, known as Renaissance, has eight architecturally-distinct main buildings, ranging in height from five stories to the skyscraping Sienna Alto.

The new neighbourhood is close to Lewisham’s transport interchange and offers outstanding community facilities at the Glass Mill leisure centre which won ‘Best Built Project – Community Scale’ in the London Planning Awards the year it opened. A 25-metre swimming pool, gym, café, crèche, health spa and indoor climbing wall are all on the site.

Glass Mill, a collaboration between Lewisham Council, Barratt Homes and Pellikaan, has helped expand the leisure offer along with new eateries, including Lewisham Model Market.

A new venue for Lewisham City Mission was also part of the project and to support local entrepreneurs, some of the commercial units are available for Lewisham’s creative businesses to strengthen this industry in the borough.