The handover of the Olympic Park has begun, with the site being transformed from a competition venue following the London 2012 Games.
New community
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), having been in charge of the Olympic build, is set to take over the Olympic village from London 2012.
This is to enable a large-scale retrofitting programme to get started, transforming the 2,818 apartments and houses into a new community called East Village.
Dennis Hone, the ODA chief executive and the LLDC's interim chief executive, said: "Once the overlay and games-time elements are removed, we will start to deconstruct the temporary venues, adapt permanent venues for future use, reshape the landscape and retrofit the village into a new community for London.
"This will take some time, but the wait will be worth it. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will be a fantastic new place to live, work and visit and enjoy.
"This really is an opportunity to create a legacy of the type we have never seen before."
Lord Coe, London 2012 chairman, added: "We began our work straight after the games to transform the venues, parklands and facilities in the Olympic Park to ensure generations to come will benefit from a golden summer.
"I congratulate my team for taking out all the temporary structures so quickly so that the job of transformation continues quickly."
