Building / block / estate
The Hive, Bethnal Green
Address
Bethnal Green, London (Tower Hamlets - address NOT FOUND)
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Storeys / height
Cladding
Eternit and standard Trespa rainscreen panels. Facade defects at 20 locations; cavity barriers, fire doors, ventilation, water ingress
Owner / Landlord
Original design architect
Broadway Malyan Ltd - appointed 29/02/2008 by JG Colts LLP, appointment NOVATED to Mansell (now Balfour Beatty Regional Construction). 6 storeys, 22m. PC 21/08/2009
Original consent ref/date
Remediation ref/date
Remediation lead
Litigation
YES - Hive Bethnal Green Ltd v Balfour Beatty (HT-2021-000242), pleaded at GBP 12m in 2021, now GBP 34.4m. Balfour Beatty brought PART 20 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST BROADWAY MALYAN, pleading design omissions in cavity barriers. Balfour Beatty v Broadway Malyan [2022] EWHC 2022 (TCC): application for early specific disclosure from the architect REFUSED by Jefford J
Source / Evidence / Links
- Construction News via London Build 28/02/2025; Construction Management; AJ headline
- Confidence: High. NOTE: this is almost certainly the building the AJ declined to name for Broadway Malyan
- BALFOUR BEATTY REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (FORMERLY MANSELL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED) v BROADWAY MALYAN LIMITED Neutral Citation Number[2022] EWHC 2022 (TCC)
- https://www.londonbuildexpo.com/news/balfour-beatty-battles-34m-defects-claim-over-2009-job
- https://constructionmanagement.co.uk/balfour-beatty-fails-in-attempt-to-gain-cladding-documents-from-architect/
Additional corroboration (Practices tab)
- Broadway Malyan Ltd - ORIGINAL ARCHITECT - PART 20 DEFENDANT
Basis: Appointed 29/02/2008 by JG Colts LLP, NOVATED to Mansell (now Balfour Beatty Regional Construction). PC 21/08/2009. Hive Bethnal Green Ltd v Balfour Beatty, now GBP 34.4m. Balfour Beatty brought Part 20 proceedings against Broadway Malyan pleading design omissions in cavity barriers; its application for early specific disclosure from the architect was REFUSED [2022] EWHC 2022 (TCC), Jefford J calling it on any view a far-reaching request for documents. Eternit and Trespa rainscreen. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY THE BUILDING THE AJ DECLINED TO NAME