Developments
Watch: US design agency ‘reinvents’ the high-end real estate ad
A US design agency has put a new spin on the traditional real estate ad with a set of ultra-cool shorts for a luxury developer in Thailand.
Ocubis floats resi-to-hotel switch for unsold Albert Embankment towers
Central London riverside development site has planning consent for two residential towers, but has failed to attract a buyer after two years
New Bishopsgate Goodsyard plan ups affordable elements & features a ‘High Line-style’ public park
In Pictures: Ballymore and Hammerson have submitted revised plans for the controversial ten-acre Bishopgate Goodsyard site in Shoreditch
Capco outlines Earls Court & Covent Garden demerger plan
Capital & Counties wants to create two independent business, both listed on the Stock Exchange: Covent Garden London and EC Properties
Landmark Harrogate site back on the market after super-prime vision turns into a ‘fiasco’
Adam Thorpe's ultra-luxe vision for Crescent Gardens doesn't appear to be happening any more...
Major new prime resi development investment fund debuts with 22-storey King’s Cross tower
A Hong Kong investment firm has teamed up with Gordon Crawford's ED Group to create a nine-figure fund to back residential development projects in central London;
Watch: Building The Mansion – Behind the scenes of a super-prime development project
The FT has rounded off a five-part, 12-month series following developer Clivedale's progress as it delivers The Mansion, a super-prime scheme in London's Marylebone.
Brokenshire roundhouses the ‘Chiswick Curve’
Housing Secretary rejects 327-unit project in west London, citing concerns over impact on Kew Gardens and other heritage sites
Boutique PCL developer switches focus to outer London
After delivering a raft of schemes across the prime postcodes, Portobello Trust is now on the lookout for sites in outer-lying areas of the capital, ranging in size from £1m and £5m
Bellis completes conversion of historic convent in north London
Now a boutique apartment scheme, the Grade II listed Rosary Manor used to form part of the Littleberries Estate, a convent school run by the Sisters of Charity St Vincent
Admiralty Arch developer seeks affordable housing exception
'Exceptional circumstances provide justification for contributions to not be required', argues Prime Investors Capital, which is redeveloping the Grade I landmark into a five-star hotel and potentially…
Hedgehog Highways & Bird Bricks: Government orders housebuilders to protect more wildlife
MHCLG publishes new guidance for property developers, with instructions on how 'to do more to protect Britain’s cherished wildlife'