9:17am Wednesday 16th June 2010
By Elizabeth Pears
THE man behind a £400 million regeneration of Tottenham Hale has been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Michael Polledri was made an MBE for his role as chairman of Lee Valley Estates for services to enterprise and regeneration in north London.
Mr Polledri and his partners set up their first company in Leyton in 1987, and now operate on 17 sites, trading as Lee Valley Estates.
The company is now developing Hale Village, in Tottenham Hale, made up of housing, businesses, GP practices and schools.
Hale Village is expected to be completed in 2014, and marks one of the largest investments in the east of Haringey in recent decades.
The businessman said: "I am delighted and humbled to receive this wonderful honour. Any contribution I have made in this part of London I view as an achievement on behalf of the Lee Valley Estates team and our external partners.
"We aim to create high quality, sustainable and affordable developments, giving good value for money in both our commercial and residential schemes. Importantly, this is the aspiration of people in the communities where we work."
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