Time for creative thinking | Homes and Property

Time for creative thinkingNew homes in Brick Lane and Bethnal Green will tempt City workers into Shoreditch. Residents should welcome its revival. David Spittles reports

• Wilkes Street in Shoreditch. The area's close proximity to the City has seen an influx of money and regeneration
• © Eduardo Martino£76,000: 40 per cent shared ownership schemes at the East End Mission, Commercial Road. Call 0800 234 6242

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'This is the “new Shoreditch” - prosperous, creative and commercial'

Avante Garde on Bethnal Green Road, to be launched in the autumn

'A lively art scene helps lift an area. We don't want Shoreditch to lose its edginess'

£375,000: one-bedroom flat with balcony in Provost Street, N1. Call 020 7613 4044Search homes and property for sale in Brick LaneFind homes and property to rent in Brick Lane© Ian McIlgorm/MOSTracy Emin has lived in the East End since she was a student

'Shoreditch has smartened up and is even polished in parts'

£375,000: one-bedroom flats in Provost Street, N1. Call 020 7613 4044)