Private view: On the market in Chiswick November 13, 2014 CHISWICK GATE Prices on application Luxury developer Berkeley Homes presents this family project close to the Grade-I listed grandeur of Chiswick House. A collection of three, four and five bedroom townhouses are available, along with one, two and three bedroom apartments, with access to private landscaped gardens. For more information and to register your interest [...]
The George Clooney effect: Venice’s Palazzo Molin del Cuoridoro is a rare medieval masterpiece November 13, 2014 Two months ago, Paris was overshadowed as the romance capital of the world by Venice. This had everything to do with George Clooney, Hollywood’s smoothest eternal bachelor, choosing the city to host his wedding to British human rights barrister Amal Alamuddin. The world’s media swooped on the waterlogged cultural hotspot and it received some [...]
London’s empire state of mind: New York warehouse conversion inspiration comes to Islington, Clapham, Stratford and Wapping October 30, 2014 Globalisation, it seems, is not only changing our work, life and shopping habits, it’s also changing our living arrangements. Industrial warehouse conversions, originally found in the meat-packing districts of New York, have crossed the Atlantic and found a new popularity on our shores. Old textile factories in north east London in particular have become [...]
Helios penthouse atop Kew Bridge West’s Hyperion Tower is a whole new level of luxury October 30, 2014 Flowers are not the only things sprouting up in Kew these days. A number of new housing developments are entering the market, enticing buyers to find better value for money in the greener, airier, more spacious suburbs of south west London. One of these is Kew Bridge West, a new development from St [...]
Can London build enough homes for 9m people? And where should the new houses be built? October 30, 2014 As our population has increased, housebuilding has become a major political issue. There’s now a consensus that the capital needs to get building to accommodate a population that’s expected to grow by 920,000 by 2024. But it’s not an impossible task, according to residential and commercial estate agent Stirling Ackroyd, who released their [...]
Fancy owning an 18th century Parisian palace? 140 Rue de Grenelle is up for sale October 30, 2014 The 18th century palace you can actually buy at 140 Rue de Grenelle. A rare opportunity to own one of the grandest homes in central Paris. The Rue de Grenelle has over 300 years of Parisian style, architecture and history written into its walls and, after 18 months of restoration and refurbishment, it’s [...]
Nine Elms Point regeneration: There’s more to Battersea than the Power Station October 30, 2014 Nine Elms, a growing regeneration community in south London, will soon have a skyscraper of its own. Everyone knows about the transformation of Battersea Power Station, but few people have paid much attention to the regeneration that’s coming to the surrounding area. Dubbed Nine Elms, the Zone One location is set to benefit [...]
Ash London’s Amanda Ibgui and Sharon Elalouf bring the French interior design Touch to the City October 30, 2014 Imagine how Sharon Elalouf and Amanda Ibgui felt arriving in London from their native Paris on a rainy day in 2006. Not only did they have to contend with English food and English weather, the pair also came up against English interior design. Enthusiastic devotees of modern French style (which for them means clean [...]
Bow, Tower Hamlets: All you need to know about London’s new eastern hotspot October 30, 2014 Everyone knows how well Hackney is doing in the property stakes, with house price increases outstripping any other borough in London over the last 12 months. But how about its neighbour Tower Hamlets? As a borough, it’s building more new homes than any other in the country. Bromley-by-Bow, in particular, has been popular with [...]
Private View: On the market in bow this week October 30, 2014 BELLEVUE BOW, E3 from £417,500 for a two bed apartment This 27-storey tower is one of the tallest residential buildings in the regeneration of Bow. It sits on the site of the former Crossways Estate and provides 93 new homes. Developer Swan New Homes has just released their platinum collection of apartments spread across the [...]