Well into spring and with summer approaching, the sun is coming out and the gardens and parks of London are coming into bloom, so we look at a selection of the finest new parkside homes across the capital – and it’s not all restricted to the super-prime property market.
At prices from £324,000 up to £60million, each of these new parkside residential schemes is located either directly overlooking and fronting onto large parks, or they are designed around spacious gardens and outdoor space. Each of the projects comes with health and wellbeing in mind, with the homes offering an abundance of private outdoor space in the form of private balconies or terraces with garden and park views, complete with a wellness spa including a gymnasium, spa facilities and many with a swimming pool.
Peter Wetherell, founder & chairman of estate agency Wetherell, said: “Arguably the most sought-after and successful residential developments in London all have a number of key things in common, they overlook large parks, they have wellness centres, the homes provide private outside living space and they are designed with a focus on health and wellbeing.”
“Post the COVD-19 pandemic there has been a dramatic shift in the London property market, at all price points, with buyers now wanting homes that contribute to their health and wellbeing. We have found that there is now a strong ‘green-premium’ – with over 50% of Wetherell applicants express a wish to live overlooking a park or garden square – and there is also a significant ‘wellbeing premium’ with 75% of applicants for homes priced above £5 million in multi-unit residential developments now seek schemes which provide wellness centres/spa or gymnasium.”
The Bryanston, Marble Arch Place
Located at the northern end of Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park and Mayfair, The Bryanston by developer Almacantar provides 54 luxury apartments and penthouses, each with ceiling heights of three metres. This luxurious West End development has a luxurious wellness centre with a 25-metre indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pool, experience shower, relaxation areas and treatment room. There is also a gym and personal training suites. The development also includes a cinema, business suite with meeting rooms, children’s indoor playground centre, 24-hour concierge and valet parking in the secure underground carpark. Prices from £2.4million. Find out more at www.wetherell.co.uk.
Brent Cross Town
Argent Related has launched the first, highly anticipated homes at Brent Cross Town, London’s 180-acre, £7billion new park town. Overlooking five acres of open green space, The Ashbee and The Delamarre will together offer 277 new homes featuring timeless design and superior quality. The new neighbourhood is being built around 50 acres of parks, playing fields and public squares, andwill benefit from a new high street. Facilities will include a gym, fitness and yoga studios and separate personal training suite. Apartment prices start from £390,000. Find out more at [email protected] or www.Brentcrosstown.co.uk.
Clarges Mayfair, Ashburton Place, Mayfair
Fronting onto Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park, Clarges Mayfair by developer British Land is designed by architects Squire & Partners and described as Mayfair’s answer to One Hyde Park. With three basement levels, the nine-storey Portland stone façade has hand-carved stone columns, floor-to-ceiling windows and bronze balconies and contains 34 luxurious residences. There is a resident’s lounge on the lower ground floor, with the dramatic 60-ft-high atrium above. The English Spa at Clarges Mayfair has a fully-equipped fitness suite/gymnasium and the 82-ft (25m) long swimming pool, with cabanas at one end and the hydrotherapy pool/spa at the other. Prices are from £14.5million. Find out more at www.wetherell.co.uk.
Park Modern, Hyde Park, Bayswater
Fenton Whelan is currently marketing the £500million (GDV) Park Modern development, a 190,000-sq-ft luxury development facing south over Hyde Park and Kensington Palace Gardens. Park Modern will deliver 57 one- to six-bedroom residences, including spectacular lateral apartments, three trophy penthouses, mews houses and 30,000-sq-ft of 5-star hotel style amenities including a concierge, resident’s lounge, signature restaurant and cafe, porte cochère with valet parking, and a wellbeing floor with a 25m pool, gym, spa, cinema, and treatment salon. Prices start from £2million for a one-bedroom apartment up to £60million for the main penthouse. Find out more at www.parkmodern.com.
Abbey Quay, Barking Riverside, East London
Abbey Quay is a new riverside village in Barking which comprises 1,089 new homes designed around a series of landscaped podium gardens and fronting onto a riverside promenade overlooking the River Roding, a tributary of the River Thames. The new urban village is just a short walk from Barking's mainline and London Underground station. Each of the one-, two- and three-bedroom market sale apartments has a private balcony or a terrace and the homes overlook either the river, the gardens or Loxford Plaza, Weston Homes' modern take on the village green. Prices start from £324,000 for a private sale apartment and from £257,000 for a Discount Market Sale apartment for buyers who live or work in Greater London. Find out more at www.weston-homes.com. Find out more about current Weston Homes developments.
Harefield Place, Ickenham
Set in 8.5 acres of landscaped grounds, Harefield Place in Ickenham is an elegant Grade II listed Georgian manor house, built in 1786 for Sir Roger Newdigate, which has been transformed into a brand new gated development of 25 converted and newly built two- and three-bedroom luxury apartments and penthouses. The grounds provide formal gardens and lawn immediately around the house, which then gives way to wooded parkland. There is also an outside tennis court and a wellness centre complete with gymnasium, spa and swimming pool. There are dressed show homes available for purchasers to view. Lateral apartments at Harefield Place are priced from £850,000 up to £1.575million (share of freehold). Find out more at www.harefieldplace.com.
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