Michelle Bayara makes move from childhood home to Gallions Place
Vistry Ventures, the developers behind Gallions Place, has welcomed its latest resident, Michelle Bayara. Having lived in Deptford previously with her Mum and brothers, Michelle saved for four years to buy her dream home.
35 year old Michelle has bought a 2-bedroom apartment at the development for £435,000 with a deposit of £80,000; her monthly mortgage is £,1670 – on a 35 year mortgage.
She said: “My brother had recently bought his new home in Plaistow, so being keen to live near him, I started to search out the surrounding areas. Gallions Place is only ten minutes down the road, so I booked a viewing straight away.
“It was exactly what I was looking for - the apartments sold themselves. They were so spacious, and they absolutely killed it with the showroom design to show you what it could look like. I completely fell in love there and then with the modern, sleek and stylish finishes – it was exactly what I was looking for.
“I also loved that it was right next to the water, and of course so near to the DLR – this was a big selling point for me. It’s only a short journey to my office in Old Street, and of course my brother is just down the road.
Gallions Place is a reimagined neighbourhood within the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone which is undergoing an £8bn transformation backed by the Mayor of London. We asked Michelle what her experience has been like buying with Vistry Ventures: “The whole experience has been great, and extremely straightforward” she said. “And the aftersales has also been exceptional. From my first day walk around the entire building to show me the ropes, to a helping hand with some shelves – it has been an absolute pleasure getting to know the team here.”
“People say I’m a grown up now I own my own home – which is a daunting concept! But it has been such a happy and proud moment in my life to buy somewhere as special as this and to call it home.”
Gallions Place is a new riverside community which brings the best of urban living to a corner of historic East London. The scheme by Vistry Ventures and Notting Hill Genesis is made up of three separate apartment buildings – Cargo House, Grain Apartments and Galyon Point.
Having completed in January 2023, Gallions Place is the centrepiece of the community with new shops and conveniences on ground level along with landscaped public space and new homes. It is anticipated to be home to a restaurant with café-sprawl square seating with public realm designed for play along with a MUGA (multi-sports games pitch), ideal for lazy Sunday morning dates with the newspaper and a coffee.
Located in Zone 3, Gallions Place is moments from Gallions Reach DLR station which has superb links into Canary Wharf and beyond. Just a few stops from Custom House, residents will also enjoy Crossrail Links connecting Royal Docks with Heathrow, central London in addition to Stratford International and beyond. It is also less than a 10 minute drive from City Airport.
