LONDON | Project Compilation Thread - Page 13

AJphx · #**241** Posted **Dec 5, 2007, 3:07 AM**

hmm. Was heron quays west always three towers? I remember the renderings only showed two towers.

-AX- · #**242** Posted **Dec 5, 2007, 7:05 PM**

Hey just arrived in London for a 6 month stay. I'm currently staying at intl students house and there's a big construction site acros the street with 6 red tower cranes, a concrete core is growing... Do you have rendreings for that building? Sorry if it has already been posted, didn't want to go through all the posts! Thanks!

jef · #**243** Posted **Dec 21, 2007, 7:17 PM**

QINVEST, an Islamic Investment bank operating in Qatar, is tipped to finance the construction of the Shard of Glass.
It follows comments formulated by QInvest CEO Abdullatif Almeer. Overall QINVEST would take part in developing a $2.9 bn real estate project in London.
I reckon discussions are at preliminary stage. Other possible projects include Minerva's Walbrook currently under construction.

Wait and see...

jef · #**244** Posted **Dec 21, 2007, 7:26 PM**

KPMG and Fimalac (Fitch and Algorimithcs) new hq in Canary Wharf:

jef · #**245** Posted **Dec 21, 2007, 7:33 PM**

Apartments in the new tower at Baltimore Wharf North Boulevard have been on sale for some time to private and institutional investors. Public launch will follow in late 2008.
Another rendering from Quebec Building u/c in Canary Wharf next to Ontario Tower:

jef · #**246** Posted **Dec 21, 2007, 7:44 PM**

Minerva's Walbrook:

jef · #**247** Posted **Dec 23, 2007, 9:35 AM**

jef · #**248** Posted **Dec 23, 2007, 9:51 AM**

The Landmark (CW) last month:

subterranean · #**249** Posted **Dec 23, 2007, 1:56 PM**

This is the slowest thread ever.

Newcastle Kid · #**250** Posted **Dec 26, 2007, 8:16 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by subterranean

This is the slowest thread ever.

Yeah, considering London has what are probably the best skyscraper projects in Europe you would think it would have more attention.

subterranean · #**251** Posted **Dec 26, 2007, 10:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newcastle Kid

Yeah, considering London has what are probably the best skyscraper projects in Europe you would think it would have more attention.

My thoughts exactly. There was a ton of stuff going on there while I was there over the summer. Hell, I even updated this forum once, and I don't live there.

jef · #**252** Posted **Dec 27, 2007, 10:10 AM**

couple of news:

- request for scoping opinion has been deposited for the site at 1 Park Place (between Cabot Square and Westferry Circus), likely to contain an office development up to 50,000 sqm;

- request for scoping opinion has been deposited for the site at 30 Marsh Wall (next to the Landmark)

- Works at Heron Quays West (3 interlinked towers) to start on or before 31 August 2008.

- new 17 storeys development to be built at Galleon Quays, adjacent to Poplar dock marina, near Canary Wharf:

jef · #**253** Posted **Dec 27, 2007, 2:26 PM**

Indescon Court Phase 2 (95m agl), near Canary Wharf, a couple of pics:
3D Models to follow on flickr.

chest · #**254** Posted **Dec 27, 2007, 9:06 PM**

cheers for the updates Jef - I've been watching the cranes go up etc and seen the renderings on the side of 'Canary Quarter' and was a little confused - has planning permission been granted for the second phase tower?

jef · #**255** Posted **Dec 27, 2007, 10:00 PM**

Preliminary works are underway as you pointed out and first units of Phase 2 are now on sale. Thanks very much for your high quality updates of development at CW.
Another rendering of the rendunda:

jef · #**256** Posted **Jan 2, 2008, 11:34 AM**

One fantastic shot of the City of London found on flickr (sorry for the credit).
Imagine that view with the Leadenhall Building...

jef · #**257** Posted **Jan 2, 2008, 6:00 PM**

One New Change - from the website:

and the webcams:

wjfox2004 · #**258** Posted **Jan 6, 2008, 8:54 PM**

My latest video on YouTube -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDCyeX-sbVg

jef · #**259** Posted **Jan 8, 2008, 4:56 PM**

The 3D model of Heron Quays West, 3 interlinked towers designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour, Canary Wharf.

This proposal is the new jewel of the docks with its external suspension structures and stainless steel and/or aluminium.
In this rendering, basements of Riverside South are u/c.

jef · #**260** Posted **Jan 9, 2008, 10:04 AM**

Interesting paper in the FT today about London skyscrapers.

It is hinted the abandonment of at least one of the 5 big projects (Heron, Pinnacle, Fenchurch, Shard, Leadenhall), and amongst them the Pinnacle and the Shard proposed by less experienced developers.

Remind these projects were initiated almost 10 years ago. Russia Tower anyone?

It does not come as a surprise re. the Shard. Personnally I have always been highly sceptical re. Pinnacle as well. The developer - the fund I should say) has signed the contract for demolition. But it has until now failed to conclude the transaction with Multiplex to build the tower.

I still reckon the City will see two new towers by 2012: Leadenhall and Heron. We will know by February if British Land decides to delay the construction of Leadenhall, which is a real possibility.