Tag: London developments
YMCA community kitchen named after late London builder Ewald Bierbaum
A community kitchen at a London YMCA now bears the name of a late London developer who lived at the Y after he arrived in London from Europe with nearly empty pockets in 1952. The Bierbaum Family Community Kitchen at the StarTech.com community centre, YMCA and library on Southdale Road celebrates the life and legacy […]
120-unit affordable housing project on former school site moves ahead
Two apartment buildings are planned on a long-vacant former school site
Proposed mid-rise targets need for ‘missing middle’ housing in west London
A new mid-rise apartment building planned for the single family home-heavy neighbourhood of Byron is meant to address desire for “missing middle” housing in the area, the developer says.
Developers in driver’s seat as city eyes major planning change: Critics
Does London have to expand its urban footprint? Observers outside the development community are not so sure.
Will Argyle be London’s next ‘booming district’? Shawn Lewis thinks so
A new mixed-use apartment building could bring a much-needed facelift and retail boost to an aging business corridor in the city, says the ward councillor and merchants’ association.