Back in August 2020, Bristol City Council revealed it was planning on housing people in a converted office block in South Bristol.
Initially, the council agreed to take on 216 properties at Imperial Apartments, as the former Parkview office complex in Hengrove was now known. At the time, housing chiefs at Bristol City Council admitted they had concerns about teaming up with a developer accused of creating “human warehousing” - but said they were "determined to make this development a success and thriving community in which to live".
The complex was being redeveloped by Caridon, a company which was the subject of a Newsnight investigation as residents in one of their developments in London complained to the journalists about overcrowding and the mix of people, speaking about violence and substance misuse.
