Argent Related rebrands
The British/American business behind three major London regeneration projects has updated its name and look.
Tag: regeneration
In Pictures: New visualisations of Queensway’s £3bn transformation
Five property developers are working together to overhaul Queensway in Bayswater, promising “a blueprint for the future of London’s high streets”, book-ended by super-prime residential schemes.
Designing for the Future: Buildings must stand the test of time in the race to reach carbon goals
Architects and property developers “have to be more creative in our approach to buildings old and new, residential or commercial, to ensure that what we design, is designed to last,” says SPPARC chief, Trevor Morriss.
Bishopsgate Goodsyard clears final planning hurdle
20 years after developers acquired the site, Phase One construction works on Shoreditch’s ten-acre mixed-use regeneration scheme are now slated to start in 2024.
New website promises the ‘definitive guide to development & investment opportunities in London’
Opportunity.London aims to “promote sustainable investment into real estate, regeneration and green infrastructure across London’s boroughs and communities.”
Green light for FEC’s second Canary Wharf project
Far East Consortium’s newly-approved 230-metre residential tower will be topped with a huge light-up spire, inspired by New York’s Chrysler Building.
Urban renewal design practice Leslie Jones adds senior talent
Lydia Firminger has joined Leslie Jones Architecture to work on major city centre regeneration masterplans.
London Square teams up with Moda Living for major Nine Elms resi development
A three-acre acquisition near the US Embassy is a big first play for London Square’s new build-to-rent division, London Square Living.
In Pictures: Finchatton launches The Whiteley, promising ‘a new era for Bayswater’
The “grand reimagining” of the old Whiteley’s shopping centre on Queensway is luxury property developer Finchatton’s biggest project so far, by some margin. It will also be home to the first Six Senses hotel in Britain, and is the cornerstone to a major reinvention of a once-overlooked part of central London.
Ballymore submits 1,610-home Royal Docks plan
Glenn Howells Architects and HAL architects have designed a masterplan for a 6.1 hectare industrial site on the banks of the River Thames in East London, promising to create up to 1,610 new homes in Newham.
Green light for U+I’s massive Greenwich riverside development
Designed by architecture practice OMA for developer U+I, Morden Wharf promises to deliver 1,500 new homes on Greenwich Peninsula, as well as a four-acre public park, a Thames-side beach, brewery, a public square and events square, and lots of commercial property space.
British Land opens Canada Dock ‘urban wetland’ plan for public view
In Pictures: Property developer plans a new waterside park in Southwark, “where people can really interact with nature and connect to the area’s rich maritime history.”