Tag: London developments
Heritage group drops appeal of 40-storey downtown tower
A group of heritage advocates challenging plans for a 40-storey tower in downtown London near the Thames River have abandoned their appeal, nearly a year after it was filed.
Letters to the Editor: June 24, 2022
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Triple towers proposed for Oxford Street site in west-end ‘transit village’
A London developer is pitching a trio of highrises, a combined 490 housing units, for the west-end “transit village” near Oxford Street and Wonderland Road.
Redevelopment of former psychiatric hospital site endorsed by committee
One of London’s largest redevelopment projects, planned for a 58-hectare site in the east end, earned two unanimous endorsements from city politicians Monday night.
Demolition request signals progress on massive Highbury housing project
A massive infill project on a long-abandoned property in east London looks to be kicking into high gear, with a request to raze eight vacant buildings on the old London Psychiatric Hospital lands.
Sifton adding two mid-rise towers to meet West 5 housing demand
West 5, the futuristic net-zero community in west London, is about to grow some more.
Developer, city staff at odds over proposed 22-storey tower
After more than a year in limbo, a proposal for a 22-storey apartment tower near Richmond Row is not getting the backing of city staff.
ANALYSIS: Do council votes add up to approve controversial land-swap deal?
A controversial land swap deal in northwest London that would see the city speed development of a residential subdivision, while its developer provides land for a new school, may get the green light.
Letters to the Editor: April 22, 2022
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‘Out of line’: Politician slams school board amid give-and-get land proposal
A controversial residential development split city politicians at a heated committee meeting debate Tuesday, and set up a looming showdown at city council.