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THE PIPER BUILDING
Win for Greene & Co. and John D Wood & Co.
We’ve been doing rentals in Chelsea and Fulham since the mid-nineties but opened a branch at Imperial Wharf in 2009 and it’s great being on-the-spot here.
SW 6 , £ 2 ,9 9 9,9 5 0 This three-bedroom loft-style apartment is situated on the fourth floor of a prestigious building with river views, featuring a triple-aspect reception room with mezzanine level. The property offers generous accommodation throughout with high ceilings, a beautiful fitted kitchen with breakfast bar and ample space to dine. FOXTONS
COUNTRY WIDE
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Fulham Broadway, 020 7565 4000; foxtons.co.uk
Head Office, 020 7758 8488; countrywide.co.uk
The buildings face on to Jubilee Gardens, offering unrivalled views of the River Thames and a host of landmarks, including the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. The buildings will provide 97 apartments, of one to three-bedrooms, as well as an extensive residents’ amenities
floor and roof terrace. The design-led apartments vary in price and size, with onebedroom apartments starting at £1,050,000. During the planning and execution of the project, GRID Architects’ designs were greatly influenced by the Festival of Britain, a national exhibition held in 1951. In the wake of World War II, the exhibition symbolised a strong spirit of recovery and rejuvenation. The bronze Festival Star is subtly replicated throughout Belvedere Gardens, masterfully etched onto the façade.
AR E A MANAG ER Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings
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Greene & Co. and John D Wood & Co. earned three Gold, two Silver and a Bronze awards in the London North and South categories at the Estate Agent of the Year awards held on 12 May. Greene & Co. won Gold in the London West category for Best Estate Agents, while John D Wood & Co. won Silver awards in Chelsea and South Kensington.
The Tower, which is the latest building at Chelsea Creek, has outstanding panoramic skyline views. Thre- bedroom apartments here are letting well with average rents of £1,500-2,000 per week and smaller apartments are in demand, too.
What are your market predictions for the coming months? There is good demand by the river, but landlords have to be realistic on rents as tenants are looking for value and have lots of choice. Presentation is key. BENHAM & REEVES RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS
Kensington, 020 3325 6740; brlets.co.uk
Development
Southbank Place Riverfront Homes Nearing Completion Qatari Diar and Canary Wharf Group recently achieved the topping out of Belvedere Gardens, the latest phase of their joint residential development, Southbank Place. The 10- and 20-storey buildings have reached their full height of 39 and 71 metres above ground level, respectively, a significant landmark in the construction of the prestigious development.
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Blue Forest Create Tree House at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017
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lue Forest will be exhibiting a luxury, handcrafted tree house at the RHS Chelsea Flower 2017. The tree house is made from Kebony, a wood recommended by leading architects, and will offer the public a rare opportunity to experience the quality of Blue Forest’s bespoke tree house creations. Located on the show’s Main Avenue, the stand will feature a natural woodland planting scheme designed by Architectural Plants, a nursery with an enthusiasm for the sculptural qualities of trees and quirky or unusual plants. Finished with premium grade cedar cladding and featuring a copper turret, the Blue Forest tree house is designed primarily as a garden hideaway. Those with an eye for detail will spot numerous other bespoke touches including copper finials, intricate rope work and a bespoke interior design scheme. The woodland planting is set against sustainable Kebony timber decking and lining of the bench and walls, which was chosen for its beauty, environmental credentials and hardwearing characteristics. Kebony’s revolutionary technology is an environmentallyfriendly process which modifies sustainably sourced softwoods by heating the wood with furfuryl alcohol - an agricultural byproduct. This year's tree house will be the largest the group has exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show. Two tree stilt walkers will be circulating the grounds, directing guests to visit the luxury treehouse.
SOUTHBANK PLACE
BLUE FORREST
Westminster, 020 7001 3600;
East Sussex, 01892 750 090; blueforest.com
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