The proposed rate of growth was reported to be causing concern, with calls for it to be slowed down to ensure the university could meet financial stability targets.

[8] Construction of phase 2 (Pool Street East and Marshfield 2, 3 and 4) was expected to begin in 2030 and be completed by 2034, and the whole project will support 2,337 academic staff and 11,169 students.

However, supply chain challenges led to a delay in the building being handed over by the contractors, with students being relocated to other accommodation on short notice.

[18] The UCL East campus consists of two buildings constructed in phase 1, One Pool Street and Marshgate, at the south end of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, on either side of the Waterworks River.

[20] One Pool Street has accommodation for 552 students in two towers and three floors (4,600 m2; 50,000 sq ft) of research and teaching space, including a lecture theatre that doubles as a 160-seat cinema.

It has eight floors with a two-storey base containing a cafe, community hub and lecture theatre, and three 'vertical neighbourhoods' above, joined by a full-height atrium in the centre of the building.

[24] It is on the west side of the Waterworks River, joined with One Pool Street by Thornton bridge, and just south of the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture and observation tower.