Construction
Riverlight leads the “dramatic transformation” of Nine Elms
The first new development to regenerate the much vaunted Nine Elms area around Battersea Power Station - St James's 802-unit Riverlight scheme - was topped out this morning by none other than Boris Johnson.
West Enders: The resi transformation of London’s West End
The West End, traditionally home to Topshop, traders and tourists rather than real people, is swiftly turning into a residential neighbourhood according to the latest from Mayfair specialist Wetherell.
Ground Designs: Notes on successful subterranean development
Willy Wonka once said of his eponymous Chocolate Factory; “Down here, underneath the ground, I’ve got all the space I want. There’s no limit – so long as I hollow it out.”
Caan and Butt go into construction with Leadership and Management
Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate is launching yet another venture
Use it or Lose it: Labour to tell developers to build or be gone
Ed Miliband is calling for new compulsory purchase powers that would give local councils the right to forcibly buy back land with planning permission that property developers are sitting on.
Notting Hill gut job causes “irreversible damage” to listed building
An architect and building contractor have pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to causing irreversible damage to a Grade II listed townhouse in the heart of Notting Hill.
Chinese property giant to build £700m resi skyscraper on London’s South Bank
It's been a big day for Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, announcing plans to develop a blockbusting resi tower on the South Bank as part of a £1bn UK investment programme.
Enter The Atrium: construction completed on Park Road scheme
After a two year build programme, Shepherd Construction has just handed over the £27m The Atrium development on Park Road, Regents Park.
Abrahmsohn: Xenophobic proposals to increase housing supply are daft with a capital D
The latest idea from a Lib Dem MP - to stop developers selling homes to overseas buyers - has not gone down well with Trevor Abrahmsohn. At all.
Bigger resi plans for South Bank Tower submitted
The developers of South Bank Tower (nee King's Reach Tower) have gotten all competitive, applying for planning permission for an 11-storey extension to the scheme after a bunch of neighbouring high-rise…
Stanhope and BBC submit TV Centre plans
Stanhope and the BBC have just submitted their planning application to turn West London's Television Centre into a 14-acre mixed use development with around 1,000 residential units.
Restoration of Battersea Power Station to start in October
A mere thirty years after the power was switched off, restoration work to the Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station will officially grind into action in October this year.