Properties
Galliard swoops on Chiswick Octopus site with new residential designs
Galliard Homes, Cain Hoy and ARV Investments have paid over £15m to buy up the half acre "London Octopus" site near the Chiswick Roundabout in Hounslow, with ideas to create a residential-led development.
Prime Property of the Week: Brick Bait
Ovington Square
£9.7m (OIEO)
Remember that Hans Place house that grabbed loads of headlines (including ours) for being the most expensive online-only instruction ever at £15.5m last year?
Abu Dhabi picks Northacre to deliver New Scotland Yard scheme
Abu Dhabi-owned BL Development has awarded Northacre the Development Management gig to deliver the landmark 10 Broadway development in Victoria, SW1.
Green light for TfL’s Grade I HQ-to-resi scheme
Transport for London has been given the go-ahead by Westminster's planners to convert 55 Broadway, its Grade I-listed Charles Holden-designed Art Deco HQ in St James's, into 89 residential units.
Crown Estate marks Dukes Court as next stage of St James’s overhaul
The Crown Estate has mooted Dukes Court, a commercial block on the corner of Duke Street St James’s and Jermyn Street, as its next big play in the £500m redevelopment of the St James’s area in central…
University Challenge: £400m Ardent Portfolio hits the market
A £400m portfolio of student digs across 12 UK University cities is being offloaded by The International Mutual Fund.
Berkeley closes in on £180m ‘Gateway to central London’ site
Tony Pidgley's Berkeley Group is said to be closing in on a deal to acquire the 2.7-acre West End Green site on Edgware Road.
Pristine Fijian island up for grabs
An 11-hectare uninhabited island just 36km away from Fiji's Nadi airport is being offered for sale by Knight Frank New Zealand, with plans to create either a boutique resort or a single private residence.
Prime Property of the Week: The Westminster Revival
Mulberry House, Smith Square
£25m
Plans go in for Belgrave Square mega-mansion
London could be about to get a new superhome in the shape of a Grade I listed behemoth on ultra-exclusive Belgrave Square.
London Square causes a stir in SW London
Developer London Square called in gin aficionados Sipsmiths to add some spirit to the launch of a batch of high-end apartments in SW London this week.
Derwent unveils new Fitzrovia scheme
Derwent London has just launched its latest scheme in the prime Crossrail pocket between Tottenham Court Road and Goodge Street.