Developments
A record number of skyscrapers completed in London last year, but fewer are being started
A record number of 60 tall buildings were completed in London in 2019, despite all the Brexit-related uncertainties; that's 140% more than the 25 completed in 2018.
Virus fallout ‘will put significant pressure on supply chains’ but could quell rising construction costs
"When we come out of this, we may well end up working differently, and many [building] companies where they are able will look to significantly shorten supply lines," says Knight Frank.
Green light for Grosvenor on Elizabeth Street
New lease of life for the old Natwest bank and the derelict building next-door, as Westminster green-lights Moxley Architects-designed proposals at its first ever virtual planning meeting
In Pictures: Almacantar unveils set of Marylebone townhouses
The Farrells-designed Lyons Place is delivering 24 apartments and penthouses, and this set of 'upside-down' family homes, on the site of a former petrol station
Moda secures backing for one of Scotland’s biggest build-to-rent schemes
Springside in central Edinburgh will deliver 476 new rental homes.
Government housing agency acquires 19 resi development sites worth £180m
Homes England "is very much open for business and investing in a long-term pipeline of development opportunities to support market recovery," says interim chief Simon Dudley.
Green light for ZHA’s Vauxhall Cross Island
Great Marlborough Estates has won approval for its major ZHA-designed redevelopment of Vauxhall Cross, following a call-in by the Housing Secretary last year.
NYC apartment sells for over $50m mid-lockdown
Buyer with nerves of steel signs on the dotted line for a full-floor unit at 220 Central Park South
Make Architects lined up for Southbank ITV site redevelopment
Mitsubishi Estate has reportedly picked Make Architects to come up with new mixed-use designs for London Television Centre on the Southbank.
Green light for more homes at Poly UK’s Mill Hill mega-scheme
The UK arm of global developer Poly Development and Holding Group is making headway with its forthcoming Plaza Collection project
Virtual viewers bid on £10m Primrose Hill townhouse portfolio
Two offers have already come in for Oakdean's five-unit Elsworthy Rise scheme, which is being marketed via video during the government lockdown
Vietnamese investor spends £30m at Southbank Place
UHNWI picks up a sizeable portfolio of apartments at Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar's Thameside super-scheme