257 City Road London, Residential Tower Building, Orion City Road Trustee Ltd, Property

257 City Road, Islington, UK : London Residential Tower

City Road Development Islington, London - design by UNStudio

12 Mar 2012 257 City Road Orion City Road Trustee Ltd secures Resolution to Grant Planning for 257 City Road site Design: UNStudio Orion City Road Trustee Ltd, the vehicle set up by Orion Capital Managers for the redevelopment of 257 City Road, has secured a Resolution to Grant Planning Permission from Islington Council for a 30-storey residential tower designed by international architecture practice UNStudio. The decision, announced last Wednesday night, ensures redevelopment of this significant City Road Basin site will begin this year. 257 City Road London image by dbox branding & creative Initial consent for a tower on the site was achieved by Groveworld, a member of the previous owner group, 259 City Road Basin Ltd, in December 2006. The design has since been revised and submitted for the current consent. Groveworld is now working with Orion as development manager on the project. The project will become a new landmark development comprising a 30-story tower with one and two-bedroom apartments and a selection of luxurious penthouses. Offering relaxed waterside living, the tower will also include a restaurant, swimming pool, health club, media room and 78 parking spaces. The development will showcase cutting edge architecture by internationally respected firm UNStudio. Ben van Berkel, UNStudio’s Co-Founder and Principal Architect, comments: “The detailing and contrasting materials on the façade and the balconies of the City Road Tower play a key role in the identity of the building and are, in fact, borrowed from furniture design. This is an approach which we more typically apply to designs for smaller private houses. However, following extensive research into the potential for extending durability and maintenance we were able to create unexpected material variations on a larger scale.” 257 City Road London image by dbox branding & creative The project lies halfway between the City of London and Angel, Islington and is close to the restaurants, cinemas and retail attractions of Islington while also being in walking distance of Bank. Aref Lahham of Orion Capital Managers says: “We are pleased with the progress being made to redevelop the site, which is surrounded by popular cosmopolitan communities. The Canal Basin is being transformed into one of London’s most stylish waterside residential quarters with galleries, restaurants and what will be a superb retail environment. With such an exciting design, 257 City Road will be a highlight of this regeneration effort and a landmark for the area. “Groveworld, a very experienced developer in this part of London, is the perfect partner to ensure this innovative and challenging development will breathe new life into the City Road Basin area.” 257 City Road - Further Information About Orion Capital Managers (UK) Ltd Orion Capital Managers, L.P. ("Orion") is a European real estate investment firm. Orion's business is commercial real estate investment management on behalf of major investors from around the world. The firm is dedicated to consistently deliver performance to its investor partners. Orion is wholly owned by its Founding Partners and has offices in London, Madrid, Milan and Paris. Orion Capital Managers' local presence and experience in European markets creates a platform which responds rapidly to a broad range of transactions. About Groveworld Groveworld are a privately owned mixed-use / residential led development company, established in 1990. The company develops primarily in the London Boroughs of Islington, Hackney and Camden; within the last few years they have successfully completed over 530 new homes, in addition to a new primary school, commercial space (B1 and D1) leisure facilities and public amenity space. With over 800 private and 350 affordable units in the pipeline over the next few years Groveworld has established themselves as a key developer in this part of Central London. About UNStudio UNStudio, founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, is a Dutch architectural design studio specializing in architecture, urban development and infrastructural projects. The name UNStudio stands for United Network Studio, referring to the collaborative nature of the practice. Pivotal UNStudio projects include the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam (NL 1990-1996) and the New Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (DE 2006). Current projects include The Scotts Tower in Singapore (SG 2010-2016) and the large scale mixed-use project Raffles City in Hangzhou (CN 2008-2014). 257 City Road London images / information from UNStudio

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The new public space sits within a Bennetts Associates designed masterplan that is being developed by Groveworld, Miller Developments, British Waterways, Fidelity Investments and London Borough of Islington. This new civic area is key to improving access to future phases within the masterplan which includes two private residential towers and a lower building of affordable housing planned around the basin head at the southern end of the site.

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