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Category Archives: 101 George Street/Ten Degrees
Sky-high rents revealed in Croydon’s tallest tower’s micro-flats
The town centre’s latest high-rise development has started marketing its properties, with micro-flats near East Croydon Station that will cost prospective tenants as much as £26,000 in annual rent. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, reports That there is a housing crisis … Continue reading
Designs to replace ‘The Croydon Dildo’ set to be unveiled
The new owners of the development site at 1 Lansdowne Road are staging two public consultation sessions this week to outline their revised proposals. American-based Greystar bought the Lansdowne Road site earlier this year. They already have a notable presence … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street/Ten Degrees, Addiscombe West, Business, College Tower/Enclave, Fairfield, One Lansdowne Road, Planning, Property
Tagged 1 Lansdowne, 101 George Street, Addiscombe East, College Road, Croydon, East Croydon, East Croydon station, Fairfield, George Street, Greystar, HTA Design, One Lansdowne, One Lansdowne Road, Ten Degrees
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Greystar looking at possible third tower twins for town centre
Plans for a £500million 69-storey residential tower at One Lansdowne Road have been dumped, as the original landowners have instead sold the site to the American developers behind the world’s tallest prefabs, the black towers near East Croydon Station. Guildhouse … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street/Ten Degrees, Business, College Tower/Enclave, Fairfield, Growth Zone, Housing, Jo Negrini, One Lansdowne Road, Planning, Property
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, David Hudson, East Croydon station, Greystar, Guildhouse Rosepride, Jo Negrini, One Lansdowne, One Lansdowne Road
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Call for objections to scheme that threatens No1 Croydon
Councillors in Addiscombe are asking the public to lodge objections to a planning application for a tall tower block – another one – close to East Croydon Station. Developers Fifth State want to demolish the unprepossessing CityLink House office building … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street/Ten Degrees, Addiscombe West, East Croydon, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Menta Tower, No1 Croydon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Property, Ruskin Square, Sean Fitzsimons
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon, East Croydon station, NLA Tower, No1 Croydon, Planning, Sean Fitzsimons
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Fire Brigade ‘concerns’ over safety of 44-storey tower
The fire brigade has expressed concerns about the fire safety of the “unusual methods” of construction of the world’s tallest prefab, the black twin towers on George Street opposite East Croydon Station. Inside Croydon revealed in February that delays with … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street/Ten Degrees, East Croydon, Housing, Property
Tagged 101 George Street, East Croydon, Greystar, Ten Degrees
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Tenants of 44-storey tower told they might move in in April
After taking just 35 weeks from the first module being installed to complete “the world’s tallest prefab”, it now seems likely that it will be at least 36 weeks since completion before the first tenants will move in. Greystar, the … Continue reading
Developers of £180m towers deny delay is due to cladding
The owners of the world’s tallest block of prefabs have denied that prospective residents of 101 George Street’s towers have been stalled for more than six months because of issues with the buildings’ cladding. Inside Croydon revealed earlier this week … Continue reading
George Street towers stay empty due to building regs delays
EXCLUSIVE: A prestigious, towering development of 546 flats, some costing £26,000 a year to rent, has been standing empty for months while the developers wait for council officials to sign-off on planning requirements. By STEVEN DOWNES The dark towers quickly … Continue reading
Planning officials warn of coronavirus risks of co-living towers
A south London council has raised the alarm about the deadly health risks inherent from high-density tower blocks offering “co-living” accommodation, in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for social distancing. The concerns aired in Wandsworth over a … Continue reading
