Developments
Heron Plaza site sells to Singapore’s UOL Group
Singapore-based UOL Group has bought the Heron Plaza site on Bishopsgate from Gerald Ronson's Heron International for £97m, with plans for luxury residential apartments, a hotel and retail units.
Green Belt resi development on the rise
There's been a bloom of residential developments on Green Belt land under the Coalition Government, with the number of resi approvals rising by 148% over the last five year
Nod for Brimelow McSweeney’s Soho scheme
Brimelow McSweeney has bagged planning permission for its residential designs on 181-185 Wardour Street in the heart of Soho
Consero unveils £145m new Surrey mansion portfolio and global plans
Super-prime developer Consero London has "confidence in the luxury country estate market", having just released details of four new Classical mansions in Surrey - including "the most luxurious newly built…
Tough love for Candy’s Sugar Quay S106 plea
Planners are "sticking to their guns" over a £15m affordable housing contribution requirement for Candy & Candy's Foster + Partners-designed Sugar Quay development next door to the Tower of London.
Galliard unveils its ‘most expensive and luxurious’ house to date
Galliard, the developer behind some fairly (and very) high-end blocks including 35 Old Queen Street in Westminster - has pulled back the curtains on its "most luxurious and expensive house built to date".
£13,400 psf! Hong Kong house smashes global asking price record
A new development at the top of Hong Kong's exclusive Victoria Peak has just smashed the record for the world's highest asking price per square foot.
Hadley completes Chelsea Island acquisition with £48m bridge
Luxury developer Hadley Property Group has completed the acquisition of a prime development site next to the Chelsea Design Centre in Chelsea Harbour with a chunky bridging loan from Omni Capital.
Tryon behind one in five Cheyne Terrace acquisitions
Buying agent Ed Tryon has apparently been behind over 20% of the acquisitions at Native Land and Grosvenor's latest scheme in Chelsea.
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Skanska wins Battersea Power Station fit-out contract
Construction giant Skanska has bagged the prize £88.6m Phase 1 fit-out gig at Battersea Power Station.
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Boultbee bags £9.8m site in Marylebone
Steve Boultbee-Brooks' new venture, Boultbee LDN, has snapped up a rare development site in Marylebone.
Thackeray bags approval for ‘landmark’ Waterloo scheme
Thackeray Estates - Brett Palos and Antony Alberti's development firm that has just hired Strutt & Parker's Charles Thompson as Commercial Director - has bagged a major planning approval to convert a…