Tag: London developments
City hall nears deal to turn old school lands into affordable housing
Ground could soon be broken on the first of many affordable homes at the site of a former east London elementary school. On the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s community and protective services committee is a contract award to Wastell Developments Inc. to build two buildings with 100 combined affordable units at the […]
Letters to the Editor: September 28, 2024
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Opposition builds to mayor’s push for more stacked townhouses
Community pushback is building as London city councillors prepare to debate proposed sweeping changes to London’s growth blueprint that would allow higher buildings and denser forms of housing across the city. A bundle of proposed changes to the London Plan, the city’s master planning document that dictates what can be built where in the city, […]
City-owned core parking lots may be perfect spots for new housing: Mayor
Could five downtown-area London parking lots be used for new housing development? The mayor and city staff are looking to find out. Based on a commitment from Mayor Josh Morgan’s 2024 state of the city address, city staff are seeking council’s approval to open up several city-owned parking lots to development proposals for “high-density housing, […]
‘Towers of Spite’: Developer intends to ‘fill in what’s missing’
London’s Towers of Spite may get company.
Developers, mayor: Plan for taller buildings across London falls short
London is looking to change its skyline as it boosts height limits across the city, but it’s not enough in some areas, the mayor and local developers say.
Developer hits pause on downtown three-tower project over BRT tussle
A downtown tower project has been scaled back following a scrap between city hall and that builder over land seized for London’s bus rapid transit system.
London lands three new industries, more than 200 jobs: ‘Delighted’
More than 200 industrial jobs will land in London as three manufacturers buy land here with plans to build new plants, the head of the city’s economic development agency says.
Storied London golf course poised to cut six holes to make room for housing
A storied north London golf course is moving ahead on its plan to shrink its current 36-hole layout and to use the extra land to build houses. Corlon Properties, a London-based developer, is proposing to carve up more than a third of the links at the Sunningdale Golf and Country Club for a 51-hectare (126-acre) […]
Politicians endorse three projects that will add 1,150 new London homes
Politicians endorse three projects that will add 1,150 new London homes