Showcase homes take in best sights London can offer foreign investors
Four projects that lie on the banks of the Thames River in London will be presented to Hong Kong buyers this month.
St James Homes is promoting its Grosvenor Waterside development at the Mandarin Oriental hotel this weekend. Studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments will be showcased, with prices starting at GBP315,000 (HK$3.87 million) for studios. The first flats will be completed next year.
Grosvenor Waterside is in a former docks site on the north bank of the Thames at Victoria, sandwiched between Chelsea Bridge Road and the railway line running from Victoria station. Investors have bought 82 of the 600 apartments in pre-sales, the developer has revealed.
St James wants Grosvenor Waterside to be a showcase for the arts, so a collection of contemporary sculptures will be shown around the development.
Other projects being brought to Hong Kong include Chelsea Bridge Wharf, which lies across the river from Grosvenor Waterside. Berkeley Homes is creating 456 dwellings at this mixed-use development behind Battersea Power Station.
At the heart of Chelsea Bridge Wharf is a landscaped central piazza overlooked by four apartment buildings containing studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The site may also include a hotel, health club, offices, shops, bars and restaurants. Prices start at GBP260,000 for a studio flat.