Unless I’m reading this wrong, sounds like more super expensive flats to sell to foreign investors. Just what London needs!
I am not against development but let me guess… they will be additional overpriced low quality and soulless developments in the middle of nowhere.
Summary of places:
* a proposed medical business hub in Cavendish Square in the West End just off Oxford Street.
* a housing development which includes life sciences companies and film studios in the east of London at Barking Riverside.
* one at Royal Albert Dock near City Airport.
* other (6) planned residential and business developments in north and south London
London needs more housing for Londoners, less real estate for investors
Please just make them nice. Build them with care and thought for the people that live in them. Create shared spaces and facilities, and open spaces with greenery etc.
I know it’s not the most popular place, but we should learn some lessons from the Barbican. There’s a [great, quick, video here explaining some of what makes it great here.](https://youtu.be/FFDpqRxym_A) I think for me one of the best features about it is (well, *was*) the idea that you’d have smaller homes for lower income folks early on in their careers, moving up to higher income and fancier apartments.
It’s just rare to get architecture where people have actually thought about the functionality of the properties for the people living in them anymore.
– Barking Riverside
– Royal Albert Dock
– Crystal Palace Park
– Cavendish Square
– Earls Court
– Old Oak
– Brent Cross Town
– Millenium Mills
– Thames Road, Barking
Problem is they are majority rentals or listed at 600,000- 800,000 for 1-2 bed apartments – that’s not really fitting what the majority can afford.
Gee Brexit is really harming things eh
>Analysis from the real estate advisers JLL and Opportunity London shows five-year investment volumes in the UK’s capital totalling $96.2 billion, keeping the capital ahead of New York ($94.3 billion) and San Francisco ($86.5 billion).
Most have been announced and announced again. Is this from new press release or something?
Ah yes this site have cobbled it together from a property company press release.
Comments are predictable.
“For investors only” etc etc.
Tell me another way we get much needed council/social homes except piggy backing onto that given no party seems interested in grant funding social homes?
Tories? Little chance. Labour? Reeves has ruled it out.
It’s this and still seeing thousands of social homes as a byproduct or wait another, what, 10 years or maybe 20 for govt to do something. Spoiler. They won’t.
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Unless I’m reading this wrong, sounds like more super expensive flats to sell to foreign investors. Just what London needs!
I am not against development but let me guess… they will be additional overpriced low quality and soulless developments in the middle of nowhere.
Summary of places:
* a proposed medical business hub in Cavendish Square in the West End just off Oxford Street.
* a housing development which includes life sciences companies and film studios in the east of London at Barking Riverside.
* one at Royal Albert Dock near City Airport.
* other (6) planned residential and business developments in north and south London
London needs more housing for Londoners, less real estate for investors
Please just make them nice. Build them with care and thought for the people that live in them. Create shared spaces and facilities, and open spaces with greenery etc.
I know it’s not the most popular place, but we should learn some lessons from the Barbican. There’s a [great, quick, video here explaining some of what makes it great here.](https://youtu.be/FFDpqRxym_A) I think for me one of the best features about it is (well, *was*) the idea that you’d have smaller homes for lower income folks early on in their careers, moving up to higher income and fancier apartments.
It’s just rare to get architecture where people have actually thought about the functionality of the properties for the people living in them anymore.
Only a handful are listed in the article, but you can find the doc [here](https://opportunity.london/uploads/Opportunity%20London%20Prospectus%20March%202024%20%28digital%29-compressed.pdf) and the full list is:
– Barking Riverside
– Royal Albert Dock
– Crystal Palace Park
– Cavendish Square
– Earls Court
– Old Oak
– Brent Cross Town
– Millenium Mills
– Thames Road, Barking
Problem is they are majority rentals or listed at 600,000- 800,000 for 1-2 bed apartments – that’s not really fitting what the majority can afford.
Gee Brexit is really harming things eh
>Analysis from the real estate advisers JLL and Opportunity London shows five-year investment volumes in the UK’s capital totalling $96.2 billion, keeping the capital ahead of New York ($94.3 billion) and San Francisco ($86.5 billion).
Most have been announced and announced again. Is this from new press release or something?
Ah yes this site have cobbled it together from a property company press release.
Comments are predictable.
“For investors only” etc etc.
Tell me another way we get much needed council/social homes except piggy backing onto that given no party seems interested in grant funding social homes?
Tories? Little chance. Labour? Reeves has ruled it out.
It’s this and still seeing thousands of social homes as a byproduct or wait another, what, 10 years or maybe 20 for govt to do something. Spoiler. They won’t.