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06/02/2009
Transformation Of Victoria Gets The Go-Ahead
Victoria is set to get a new lease of life as the commercial and residential heart of London's West End as Westminster City Council resolved to grant planning consent for Land Securities' Victoria Transport Interchange (VTI2) scheme.
Land Securities, which has been developing in Victoria for over 40 years, takes another step towards realising its 10-year revitalisation plan for this long-overlooked area of London. This plan aims to replace outdated pockets of post-war buildings with new homes, offices, shops, restaurants, public amenities and open spaces. The designs will introduce the best of the new while respecting the area's existing Victorian urban fabric.
VTI2 is a cornerstone of this revitalisation plan. Masterplanned by award-winning architects Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF), it will be situated next to Victoria Station and will comprise six buildings arranged to open up new accessible public spaces in what are currently closed blocks. The buildings will provide a mix of housing, premium office spaces, quality shops and restaurants and a public library.
Nearly a quarter of the residential units will be affordable housing to help meet Westminster's affordable homes target. A total of 140 car parking spaces will be provided as well as more than 850 new cycle spaces. There will be widened pedestrian routes and transport improvements will be made at Victoria Station, including space for the Mayor’s cycle hire initiative. The scheme also incorporates some of the latest sustainability technologies.
Mike Hussey, Managing Director of Land Securities' London Portfolio, said: "Victoria is London's great missed opportunity. Although it has a central location, proximity to Royal Parks and the river and many of London’s landmark historic buildings, it has in recent decades been sidelined as a poor relation of other parts of the West End. But Land Securities has an optimistic vision for Victoria. We want to give it a new lease of life as a distinct, vibrant destination that will bring this part of the capital the recognition it deserves."
(CD/JM)
Land Securities, which has been developing in Victoria for over 40 years, takes another step towards realising its 10-year revitalisation plan for this long-overlooked area of London. This plan aims to replace outdated pockets of post-war buildings with new homes, offices, shops, restaurants, public amenities and open spaces. The designs will introduce the best of the new while respecting the area's existing Victorian urban fabric.
VTI2 is a cornerstone of this revitalisation plan. Masterplanned by award-winning architects Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF), it will be situated next to Victoria Station and will comprise six buildings arranged to open up new accessible public spaces in what are currently closed blocks. The buildings will provide a mix of housing, premium office spaces, quality shops and restaurants and a public library.
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Nearly a quarter of the residential units will be affordable housing to help meet Westminster's affordable homes target. A total of 140 car parking spaces will be provided as well as more than 850 new cycle spaces. There will be widened pedestrian routes and transport improvements will be made at Victoria Station, including space for the Mayor’s cycle hire initiative. The scheme also incorporates some of the latest sustainability technologies.
Mike Hussey, Managing Director of Land Securities' London Portfolio, said: "Victoria is London's great missed opportunity. Although it has a central location, proximity to Royal Parks and the river and many of London’s landmark historic buildings, it has in recent decades been sidelined as a poor relation of other parts of the West End. But Land Securities has an optimistic vision for Victoria. We want to give it a new lease of life as a distinct, vibrant destination that will bring this part of the capital the recognition it deserves."
(CD/JM)
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