LONDON - London organizers say three of the planned 11 residential sections have been built for the 2012 Olympic Village.

Work began in the summer of 2008 and the first residential plot was completed last October. The Olympic Delivery Authority says two others, comprising nearly 600 homes, have now been structurally completed.

Work will now start on the exterior of the buildings in east London. Work on the interior will begin later this year.

The ODA says construction on the remaining eight residential areas is "well under way.''

Each plot consists of six to eight buildings built around a courtyard in a rectangular layout.

The village will house more than 10,000 athletes and officials during the Olympics. Afterwards, the buildings will become local housing.