Developments
Boultbee and Elephant buy Battersea film studio for resi conversion
Boultbee LDN and JV development partner Elephant London have just completed on the acquisition of a former film studio in Battersea, along with five adjoining terraced houses, with plans to convert the…
Amazon and Quadrum finalise £26m Soho acquisition
A joint venture between Amazon Property and Quadrum Group has just completed on the purchase of 52 Poland Street.
Oakmayne sets sights on Soho price record
The developer behind benchmark-setting schemes like Cornwall Terrace and Verge Mayfair is now aiming to break Soho price records with its latest project.
The Move Out: London’s shifting development landscape
Resi development in central London "continues to escalate" says JLL, with the number of units under construction now only just shy of 22,000 – up 15% during the first half of 2014, and double the total…
Greenland brews up heritage scheme in Wandsworth
Greenland Group has released some details and images for its Ram Quarter scheme in Wandsworth, which will see the old Young's brewery site transformed into 661 resi units and 9,500 sq m of retail and…
London’s Eastern Promise: The new Canary Wharves?
The Royal Docks and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park are London’s biggest new regeneration opportunities since Canary Wharf, having "crossed the Rubicon in terms of certainty and success" to become the capital's…
Wrenbridge delivers Westminster post office-to-resi scheme
Latest development is transformation of an old post office building into a nineteen-unit scheme
Computer game screen grab or designs by the ‘world’s most renowned’ architects?
A developer in Dubai has apparently admitted that it used screen grabs from computer game SimCity to illustrate its pitch for a 20 million square foot "futuristic urban hub".
Landmark debuts in London with £8m Battersea scheme
Developer Landmark Estates has made its first foray into the London market.
British Land smashes Mayfair price records with Clarges pre-launch
British Land is clearly having no trouble shifting units at its new super-prime development in Mayfair.
CIT boosts South Bank Tower’s cultural creds with McCurry exhibition
South Bank Tower (formerly King's Reach Tower) developer CIT has taken the cultural provenance of the Southbank and run with it, commissioning uber-photographer Steve McCurry - he of Afghan Girl fame…
Wentworth buyer confirms Four Seasons deal for Trinity Square scheme
The Chinese buyer of Wentworth Golf Club, Reignwood Group, has teamed up with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts to deliver a series of serviced residential apartments and a 5* hotel in the Port of London Authority's…