Properties
Mall Change: Plans go in for Whiteleys’ £1bn resi-led transformation
The £1 billion redevelopment of the former Whiteleys department store in Bayswater is moving along nicely, with plans now submitted to Westminster City Council after two years on the drawing board.
Urban Exposure and Highbridge to finance £400m Tech City scheme
Alternative lender Urban Exposure and investment firm Highbridge Principal Strategies have announced they'll be providing finance for Rocket Investments' £400m new scheme on City Road.
House of the Year #2: Two more homes join the Manser shortlist
An experimental London house incorporating the walls of a 19th century stable into its split-wing design (Kew House) and Vaulted House, a sophisticated family house in Chiswick characterised by six skylight…
Bell Ingram wins Landmark deal to restore historic Scottish buildings
Perthshire-based Bell Ingram has secured a new contract with The Landmark Trust to upgrade 19 of Scotland’s most famous historic buildings, including The Macintosh Building in Perthshire and The Pineapple…
Projects in Brief: An extra-wide extension in Dartmouth Park
Architecture for London has just bagged planning for this tasty 15-metre-wide extension in Dartmouth Park.
Harrods Estates moves into Poland with Zlota 44 consultancy
Harrods Estates Asset Management has signed a "consulting partnership" with Zlota 44, a Daniel Libeskind-designed 52-storey residential tower in Warsaw, Poland.
Alchemi and Adjaye get to work on 5 Strand
Investment manager BlackRock UK has brought in renowned architect David Adjaye OBE and high-end residential specialist Alchemi Group to come up with a plan for its landmark project overlooking Trafalgar…
H.G. Wells book club flat claims West End’s longest available lateral frontage
A £3.65m pad in Marylebone has just been launched onto the market claiming to be the longest apartment currently available in London's West End.
Inside Peak: Hong Kong’s latest (and greatest) ultra-prime scheme
An extraordinary scheme is taking shape in Hong Kong right now, involving one of the most impressive teams of internationally-renowned architects and designers to be assembled in recent years.
‘Britain’s biggest private house’ goes for £8m
The sale of Wentworth Woodhouse, one of England's finest houses, was confirmed over the weekend.
First 180 Television Centre homes sell out (with 150 going to UK buyers)
It's been reported that the first 180 units planned for inside BBC Television Centre have already been spoken for.
In Pictures: World Interior of the Year 2015
A fantastical creation in Rome has been crowned World Interior of the Year (Residential) 2015 at a swanky ceremony in Singapore.