|
contents | business | |||||||||
| Land Securities to deliver £655m West End development programme Land Securities, the UK's biggest property company, has announced the start of a £655m West End development programme with construction contracts agreed for three schemes, all due to complete by the Summer 2013. Park House, the largest development on Oxford Street for 40 years, along with Wellington House and Selborne House, two schemes in Victoria, will start on site this year with completions scheduled for November 2012, July 2012 and 2013 respectively. The mixed-use Park House scheme at the west end of Oxford Street consists of office (15,140 sq m), retail (8,140 sq m) and residential (5,380 sq m) space. The existing 1960's building was demolished in 2007 and the cleared site has been used for temporary events while development works were delayed. The new building, designed by leading architects Hamilton Associates, will provide some of the largest office floor plates in the West End together with much needed modern retail space on this internationally renowned street. The luxury residential accommodation will occupy half of the building from the second to seventh floor and offer a much sought after Mayfair address. Works will start on site in May with completion scheduled for November 2012. Mace has been awarded the construction contract. In 2013, Victoria Street, SW1 will see 11 floors of new office space (23,450 sq m) and ground floor retail (1,540 sq m) with the completion of Selborne House, a cutting edge and environmentally sensitive building. Designed jointly by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Swanke Hayden Connell, it will feature a façade made up of a series of folding planes designed to respond to the surrounding buildings. Sir Robert McAlpine is delivering the construction project which is expected to start on site later this year. The scheme, designed by architectural practice John McAslan + Partners, is located on Buckingham Gate in the heart of Victoria, comprising 5,540 sq m of luxury residential accommodation. Wellington House will offer 59 apartments ranging from studio to four bedroomed units with ground floor retail of 250 sq m. The works will start on site in April with completion scheduled for July 2012. Wates has been selected for the construction contract. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |