Developments
Nod for £50m prime Edinburgh resi scheme
Edinburgh-specialist developer Queensberry and Telereal Trillium have won detailed planning permission for 81 high-end homes in one of the city's most high-falutin suburbs.
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East End Preservation Society launches with attack on big developments
Dan Cruickshank, the architecture/history guy off of the TV, has come out swinging against "massive new developments" in London's East End.
New Head of London Development for Carter Jonas
Carter Jonas has hired former Lambert Smith Hampton man Tim Shaw as Partner to lead the firm's London Development team.
Planning nod for resi scheme at Fitzrovia former BBC office
PCL specialist developer Dukelease and Brimelow McSweeney architects have bagged planning permission for a big office-to-resi scheme in Fitzrovia.
Indian developer snaps up Canadian High Commission building for £306m
Mumbai-based Lodha Developers has bought the Canadian High Commission building, MacDonald House, on Grosvenor Square for £306m.
Brompton Road tube station sold for luxury resi conversion
The abandoned Brompton Road tube station in Knightsbridge has apparently been sold for around £50m to a developer with plans to convert the site into luxury apartments.
“Game changing” Crossrail to add 13% to house prices – CBRE
Europe’s biggest infrastructure project - London's Crossrail - will have a "two-fold" effect on property, opening up new districts and causing house prices along its route to rise by 13% (£60,000) by…
Battersea Power Station penthouses to go for £25-30m
SP Setia is apparently planning to flog the penthouses at Battersea Power Station for up to £30m.
Stiff competition could spell profit squeeze for London’s prime resi developers
20,158 prime resi units (over £1,250 psf) could be delivered in London over the next ten years, with project activity peaking in 2017 and a combined sales value of over £50bn, according to the latest…
Canadian High Commission: Fenton Whelan joins £250m fray
Another big hitter has joined in the ruckus for the £250m Canadian High Commission building in Mayfair.
Battersea Power Station bags £790m in development finance
In one of the biggest property finance deals of the year, Battersea Power Station's development manager has closed on £790.2m in syndicated development and land financing facilities.
Almacantar signs-off on super-prime resi units for Marble Arch Tower
Rafael Viñoly's £500m-ish mixed-use plans for Almacantar's new-look Marble Arch Tower have apparently been finalised, with the proposed development involving the demolition of the existing 1960s tower…