One Kensington Gardens
One Kensington Gardens is a residential development of 97 apartments in a nine-storey (two of them underground) block in Kensington, London, completed in 2015, overlooking Kensington Gardens, and bounded by Victoria Road and De Vere Gardens.
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It was designed by David Chipperfield Architects, and the main contractor was Sir Robert McAlpine.[1][2]
It was built on the site of the 1950s-built Palace and Thistle hotels at the northern end, and the De Vere Gardens mansion block at the southern end. The site was bought by the Candy brothers for £69 million, and sold 18 months later in 2008 to an Abu Dhabi consortium for £320 million.[3][4]
In 2015, it was reported that two-bedroom flats were for sale starting at £6 million, up to £30 million for a five-bedroom flat overlooking the park.[5]
References
- "One Kensington Gardens, London, 2010–2015". David Chipperfield Architects. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "One Kensington Gardens". DaleSauna. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Prynn, Jonathan (21 March 2011). "Huge hole in Kensington will be £600 million apartment block". Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "One Kensington Gardens". Buildington. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Usbourne, Simon (9 September 2015). "Want to impress foreign property buyers? Make sure your address starts with One..." The Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2016.