There’s a busy property market across the capital but here, the WhatHouse? team focuses on some of the brand new homes coming to boroughs on the south side of the River Thames.
Galliard Homes is hosting a sales weekend at Wimbledon Grounds on Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April. It takes place over with a ‘meet and greet’ marquee and in-person tours of no fewer than 13 show apartments for prospective buyers, with prices starting from £329,995. Also available are furniture packs from New Concept Furnishings, priced from £5,000 to £7,000, which include beds and sofas, soft furnishings including rugs and made-to-measure blinds a wide range of accessories ranging from lamps and mirrors, to kitchen utensils and cleaning products.
Wimbledon Grounds is a 51,000-sqm, mixed-use regeneration scheme adjoining the brand new and fully built stadium of AFC Wimbledon at the club’s original home on Plough Lane. Within the development, Stadia Three comprises 114 homes, of which just 20 remain, and the centrepiece Stadia One, with the first of 364 homes recently released off-plan due to complete in Q2/Q3 this year.
The sales launch will take place on Friday 16 April from 3.00pm, Saturday 17 April from 10.00am and Sunday 18 April from 11.00am. Prices start at £329,000 for a studio, £455,000 for a one-bedroom apartment, £570,000 for a two-bedroom apartment, £695,000 for a three-bedroom apartment and £825,000 for a three-bedroom maisonette. Find out more at www.galliardhomes.com.
Developer Tailored Living Solutions has announced that there are just two apartments remaining for sale at Two Three Seven Brixton Hill, its design-led, high-tech development in a well-served part of the city. Fully launched in Q4 2020, the development has achieved strong sales success, giving keys to buyers – mostly first-timers – in 12 of the 14 available properties, in little under three months since completion.
The remaining apartments are both loft-style one-bedroom apartments, benefitting from a dual-aspect, open-plan layout. There’s plenty of technology: features include Btinco secure audio/visual entry systems, Sonos wireless sound systems in the living areas and master bedrooms, ultra-fast fibre optic broadband throughout, smart meters and NOX filters, which provides COVID-safe air filtration systems in all apartments and across the building.
Both apartments also offer residents access to the secret garden, which has been designed using hard and soft landscaping to provide a calm and natural communal environment. Hidden within is a series of spectacular landscapes by iconic graffiti artist Jimmy C, best known for his memorial to Brixton’s most famous resident, David Bowie.
Prices for the two-remaining loft-style apartments begin at £450,000 and Help to Buy is available. Find out more at www.tailoredlivingsolutions.com or 020 8315 6996.
Half of the apartments on offer at the Swanne House development in Greenwich were purchased within five hours on the first day of the recent sales launch. It is the former staff accommodation for Greenwich police station, standing empty for some years, and has now been converted by The Malins Group into four one-bedroom suites, nine three-bedroom duplexes and eight three-bedroom plus study, rooftop duplex apartments, all with access to outside space and designed with an ‘industrial vibe’ and excellent specification.
There is cycle and private storage and a parcel delivery area, plus residents' parking available for all three-bedroom apartments. The sales are currently off-plan, with the show apartment due to launch in June. The development is expected to complete in September 2021.
Lauren Atkins, managing director of The Malins Group, said: “The buyers are local people and have chosen three-bedroom apartments because they want home work space. It is very lovely development. All the apartments have access to outside space. Residents will have a key to the private garden square and use of communal landscaped gardens. The combination of well-designed apartments with space to work from home, in a beautiful part of London is proving to be a winner.”
Prices start at £355,000 for a one-bedroom studio suite. Three-bedroom duplexes are from £645,000 and three-bedroom plus study rooftop duplexes from £675,000. Find out more at www.malinsgroup.co.uk.
Also in Greenwich is Teulon House, just launched by estate agents KALMARs on behalf of developer Featherstone Homes. It comprises 24 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 581 sq ft up to 982 sq ft. Each has large windows, with some having good-sized private balconies or terraces. The specification includes Karndean flooring, underfloor heating to bathrooms and en suites, and bespoke fitted wardrobes to bedroom one in all apartments. There’s also a communal courtyard with planting, seating and a play area.
Marc Faure, head of New Homes at KALMARs, said: “Featherstone have, once again, developed striking homes at affordable prices in one of London’s most iconic areas. The apartments combine modern new build living with the iconic setting and vast history of their location.”
Prices at Teulon House start from £440,000 for a one-bedroom, £565,000 for a two-bedroom and £655,000 for a three-bedroom apartment, with completion expected in May 2021. Find out more at www.kalmars.com.
For a real taste of luxury, Nomad Developments is building just two exceptional homes on the Thames which come not just with views across the river, but also with its own boat mooring. Known collectively as Richmond Riverside, these two properties, Osprey House and Dunlin House have over 4,000 sq ft of living space.
Both homes have been designed with contemporary family life in mind. Blended kitchen/dining/living areas open out onto the lush gardens, which provide outdoor cooking, seating and dining facilities as well as abundant vegetation. Bedrooms benefit from large terraces overlooking the river, while bathrooms mix marble with warm brass fixtures and fittings.
“Our goal is always to create unique, exceptional spaces and the setting of Richmond Riverside really plays into that,” said Jack Simpson, managing director, Nomad Developments. “Being able to create gardens that stretch right to the river, while filling the homes with light and capturing those views of the Thames has been a really exciting part of this development.”
Located a three-minute walk from Richmond town centre, these houses will be available from spring 2022. Prices are on application. Find out more at www.nomaddevelopments.com.
Ideal for those looking for a first home, Peabody will be offering London Help to Buy on homes at Arden at Parkside when it launches in May. Part of the wider, 780-home Heathside and Lethbridge regeneration in Lewisham, the new release will provide studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom duplexes within five new buildings.
Lisa Crush, director of sales and marketing at Peabody commented: “We are incredibly proud to be launching the final phase of this remarkable landmark scheme unifying a stylish collection of new homes with what is already fast-becoming a jewel in south-east London’s crown. With the addition of offering the London Help to Buy scheme, buyers will have the opportunity to purchase a home using just a 5% deposit, but also witness the exciting transformation that the Parkside masterplan will bring to the local area.”
They have been designed with open-plan layouts and private outdoor space in the form of a balcony or terrace, with some enjoying cityscape views across the capital. Selected homes also have access to car parking spaces. Prices will start at £350,000. Find out more at www.peabodysales.co.uk
Peabody and Sherrygreen Homes recently launched The Scene on Amersham Vale, where Deptford and New Cross meet. It has one- and two-bedroom apartments – available to first-time buyers through the Help to Buy scheme – as well as two- and three-bedroom duplexes, and three- and four-bedroom houses. Homes overlook the newly landscaped space of Charlottenburg Park.
Buyers can expect generous internal layouts, a high-quality specification, and outdoor space in the form of a balcony, terrace, or landscaped garden. Kitchens are sleek and contemporary in design; featuring handle-less units, Silestone stone-effect work surfaces, and a range of integrated Bosch appliances. Bathrooms are equally well appointed, with stylish chrome fittings, large-format floor and wall tiles, mirrored cabinets and LED downlights. Underfloor heating is available throughout apartments, as well on ground and upper floors of duplexes. Additional features include Amtico wood effect flooring, and video entry systems to all homes.
Andrew Peglau, assistant director of marketing at Peabody, commented: “The government’s latest ‘roadmap out of lockdown’ is great news for prospective purchasers across the UK. The range of homes at The Scene and availability of Help to Buy are sure to attract a broad array of buyers.”
Prices start from £407,000 for a one-bedroom apartment. Find out more at [email protected] or TheScene-SE14.co.uk.
For London home-hunters keen to find a location from which they can enjoy getting around under their own steam, Notting Hill Genesis’ Peckham Place, provides the ideal base to set off from. This collection of apartments and duplexes has a prime location on Peckham’s Queens Road, with a bounty of local green spaces perfect for weekend rides, local cycling clubs and a network of cycle-friendly routes allowing residents to travel across the capital with ease.
James Munson, head of marketing for Notting Hill Genesis, commented: “Lockdown life has certainly impacted the way Londoners are now choosing to live, accelerating a healthier approach to travel and lifestyle and this is also being adopted when it comes to buying a new home too. Our selection of homes at Peckham Place provide the ideal location from which buyers can jump on their bikes with ease for commuting, leisure and fitness and enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits that cycling offers.”
Prices start from £440,000 for a one-bedroom property at Peckham Place. Prices for Shared Ownership start from £162,500 for a 25% share in the last remaining two-bedroom duplex property (full market value £650,000). Find out more at www.peckhamplace.com.
Notting Hill Genesis is reporting 80% of the homes at Manor Place Depot in Elephant & Castle have now been sold. Located on a site with a fascinating history, there’s now an architecturally striking assortment of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and duplexes as well as independent retail and hospitality spaces, which are located in the original redeveloped railway arches.
All of the properties have been designed to offer a high-quality contemporary specification throughout. Spacious and bright open-plan living and dining areas are complemented by glazed doors opening onto a private balcony or terrace, providing residents with an ideal place to relax or dine alfresco whilst taking in views over London.
The last remaining one-bedroom apartment at Manor Place Depot is priced at £557,500, prices for a two-bedroom apartment start from £677,500 and prices for a three-bedroom apartment start from £732,500. An open house event takes place here on Saturday 24 Find out more at www.manorplacedepot.com.
Independent brewer Sambrook’s has pulled its first pint at Ram Quarter, Britain’s oldest continuously working brewery and former home of Young’s. A taproom will follow in the summer with space for events as well. It is part of a development by Greenland which has transformed the heart of Wandsworth town, already delivering half of the planned 700+ new build and conversion homes there.
Taotao Song, CEO of Greenland (UK), said: “From the start of our redevelopment we knew the importance of protecting and celebrating Ram Quarter’s unique brewing legacy. It is a challenging time for the hospitality and retail sector, and especially for independent brands, but we saw the value that Sambrook’s unique offer can bring to Ram Quarter. We’re delighted to be supporting Sambrook’s as part of our work to create a new destination in Wandsworth. Raise a pint to Sambrook’s – and this next step for Ram Quarter and for Wandsworth!”
Prices for current homes at Ram Quarter start from £695,000. Find out more at www.theramquarter.com.