Properties
‘Iconic, groundbreaking and inspiring’ Adjaye masterpiece asks £5.5m
One of the most celebrated contemporary properties in west London - a mind-blowing creation by starchitect David Adjaye - has become available for the first time since its construction.
Savills swoops on Smiths Gore
Savills has announced plans to buy up long-established rural and resi outfit Smiths Gore in a deal that's though to be worth around £40m.
Delays likely, cancellation possible for TfL’s HQ-to-resi plans
Westminster's councillors have put the brakes on Transport for London's plans to convert its St James's headquarters into luxury apartments.
High Voltage: How a Clerkenwell substation became a Modernist marvel
A new practice established by the former MD of Conran & Partners and a Director at Foster + Partners has come up with something rather extraordinary on London's Compton Street.
Boultbee embarks on 12-month £100m buying spree
Steve Boultbee-Brooks' investment and development outfit Boultbee LDN has revealed plans to acquire another £100m worth of sites over the next 12 months.
Notting Hill Gate Estate goes for £215m
Real estate fund manager Frogmore has come out on top in the battle for the (mainly commercial) 165,000 sq ft Notting Hill Gate Estate.
Newcastle United owner makes £200m prime resi play with Chelsea acquisition
Mike Ashley, owner of Newcastle United and founder of budget sports retailer Sports Direct, has apparently stumped up £200m to fund the acquisition of the John Lewis warehouses between Sloane and Draycott…
First batch of Centre Point apartments go for full whack
The first clutch of units in Almacantar's reimagining of Centre Point have reportedly been snaffled up at asking price.
Prime Property of the Week: Cash Cow
Farm Street, Mayfair, London
£25m
Billed as the UK's most expensive farm-to-resi conversion, this 8,000+ square foot mansion on the site of a historic dairy parlour is being offered up for a gold-topped £25m.
Thackeray Estate offloads rare development site in Fulham
A rare freehold site has been put up for sale in Parsons Green with potential for a top-drawer resi scheme.
Strong sales for London Square in Fulham
Developer London Square has put the finishing touches to its latest scheme in Fulham, which appears to be going swimmingly; 80% of the units have already been spoken for.
In Depth: Prime central London’s residential development boom
With 5,200 new homes delivered since 2009, and another 7,179 in the pipeline, prime central London is in the middle of a residential development boom, says Pastor Real Estate.