Dalston Square

It includes approximately 500 homes, a library, public space, shops and restaurants.

[2] After a brief stint as a warehouse and car sale room, the building once again opened its doors to entertainment audiences when, in 1966 it was reopened as the Four Aces Club a music and recreational space dedicated to celebrating Afro Caribbean music.

It was famous for its Reggae, Roots, Soul and R&B and hosted acts The Ronettes, Desmond Dekker and Ben E. King.

In the 1980s, it changed hands again and became the Labyrinth nightclub [3] It closed its doors for good in 1998 and, despite objections from the local community and a number of conservation organisations, was demolished in 2007.

[4] The London Development Agency and the landowners – Hackney Council and Transport for London – developed the two sites at Dalston Lane South and Dalston Junction in conjunction with Barratt Homes.