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The Croydon council agreed in February 2013 to switch the use of the building from offices to housing. [6] Architect firm EPR Architects was hired to redesign the building. [ 7 ] However, in September 2015, no work was done to advance on the housing project, leading London property developer Minerva to buy the tower for £10 million to ...
The Island (also known as Newgate Tower, [2] and previously ISLAND [3] and IYLO) is a residential skyscraper in the London Borough of Croydon, London.In 2018, the building's 17th-floor penthouse apartment was described as the "most expensive flat in Croydon".
Croydon's skyline has been built up mostly since the mid-20th century. No. 1 Croydon held the title of tallest structure in Croydon for 38 years until Altitude 25 is built. This was replaced in 2016 by Saffron Square, a 2016 Carbuncle Cup-nominated high-rise completed as part of Croydon Vision 2020. Other high-rise buildings proposed to be ...
Local authority Accommodation is the name given to a form of Public housing provided in Ireland by various County Councils and City Corporations along with Urban District Councils. [1] In Dublin , the most notable and visible example of local authority accommodation is the Ballymun Flats near Dublin Airport .
Real estate is a significant feature of the economy of the United Kingdom, and regulated according to Scottish and English land law.The real estate market in the United Kingdom is the largest or second-largest in Europe (after Germany) depending on the method of measurement.
St. George's Walk 2015, western part. St George's Walk is a partially covered shopping parade in the centre of Croydon, London that houses many independent stores. It was completed in 1964 by Ronald Ward and Partners, the designers of St George's House, at one end of the walk, and Millbank Tower in Westminster.
Upon completion, Saffron Square was the tallest residential tower in Croydon, with 414 private apartments and penthouses, overtaken in 2019 by 101 George Street. [ 6 ] Saffron Tower was nominated for the 2016 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building of the previous 12 months, [ 7 ] but the award went to Lincoln Plaza in Docklands.
The island of Ireland has relatively few tall buildings. The island's first tall building was Liberty Hall , built in 1965, which stands at 59.4 metres (195 ft). The current tallest habitable building on the island of Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast , Northern Ireland at 85 metres (279 ft).