Developments
Concord Pacific & Ridgeford JV bags key Marylebone site
The fate of a major development site in Marylebone - the infamous Moxon Street car park - has finally been decided.
Storage Hunters: McLaren eyeing up Vauxhall Bondway
McLaren Properties is looking to turn 69-71 Vauxhall Bondway, the Vauxhall Bondway Self-Storage site, into around 300,000 sq ft of high-end high-rise resi units.
Orion on a Mission to light up City Road Basin
Orion Capital went to town for the launch of their Canaletto tower on the Regent's Canal/City Road last week, hiring luxury PR bigwigs Mission - in one of the agency's first property gigs - to throw a…
London’s ‘first beautiful resi high rise’ launches on Regent’s Canal
Canaletto, Orion Capital and UNStudio's eye-catching development on London's City Road Basin, is launching to the public this weekend with the hope of bringing some Dutch high-design aesthetic to that…
Fenton Whelan bags Belgravia mansion block for £40m conversion
Fenton Whelan, a top-end resi developer started by a couple of former bankers in 2010, has just taken on a new site in the heart of Belgravia.
Character Building: The importance of retaining architectural features
In his first column for PrimeResi, Walpole Mayfair developer Joe Burns explains why preserving original detailing is a duty, not a choice, and why he will always favour period restoration projects over…
South of the River goes prime: Redrawing the PCL map
Jones Lang LaSalle's Research Team has redefined what it terms "Core Prime" in London to encompass an area called "Central South".
Earls Court Masterplan scoops World Architecture Festival Award
London masterplans featured heavily at this year's World Architecture Awards in Singapore, with both Earls Court and the BBC redevelopment in White City being shortlisted.
£2.5bn wall of resi investment for London’s Docklands
After four years of very little action to speak of, it's all kicking off in London's Docklands after a flurry of "game-changing" resi land deals.
Carlyle’s Gateway to Southbank cluster gets go-ahead
Carlyle Group's big plans for a "Gateway to Southwark" have been formally approved by the Council.
Image by DBOX for the Carlyle Group and PLP Architecture
New global luxury hotel and residences brand launches
GLH, the London-based hotel subsidiary of the Singapore-listed GuocoLeisure Group, has just launched a fairly ambitious new global luxury hotel and private residences brand in London, Singapore and Kuala…
What Lies Beneath: Why basement developments are nothing to be scared of
Changes in planning policy may make things trickier for niche developers and private clients, but opportunities for single dwelling basement developments are still worth seizing, says Sheila McCusker...