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The troubled Olympic Village is finally coming together as construction continue to press ahead. The Olympic Delivery Authority released these images on the eve of 1,000 days to go to 2012 Games showing the residential plots. Games chiefs had to nationalise the £1 billion Olympic village amid the current economic turmoil - they had hoped to recover building costs buy selling the 2,800 flats Australian constructors Lend Lease failed to attract £40m from the private sector. 23,000 athletes housed 23,000 athletes and officials from over 200 nations will be housed in the complex during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The construction of the first residential plot has involved 160 workers and a total of 7 cranes lifting into place more than 14,500 cubic metres of concrete to form the structural elements of the 7 buildings. ODA Director of Property Ralph Luck: "In 1,000 days time the world’s best athletes will have arrived at the Olympic Village and with the structural completion of the first buildings we are on track to deliver a first class Village to help them prepare for the world’s biggest sporting event. The Olympic Village will be one of the strongest legacies from the Games and the completion of these buildings also gives us an exciting glimpse of the quality new homes we are delivering for Londoners together with new parks, public squares and community facilities." After 2012, the Village will leave a lasting legacy for east London including: New Homes for Londoners - 2,818 new homes in legacy including 1,379 affordable homes - Family housing with nearly 1,000 three and four bed homes New parklands, courtyards and open space - Courtyard areas with gardens, play areas and open space - More than 10 hectares of new parks and open space - New public squares, tree-lined streets, and landscaped courtyards Education and community facilities - Multi-use community facilities - A world-class education campus, Chobham Academy, with 1,800 places for students aged 3-19 Click 'photos' to see the progress
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