The era of prefab supermarket homes has arrived!
News February 9, 2018
REINVENTION OR REGENERATION, THE INTENTION IS TO SOLVE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN BERLIN, LONDON BY Zoe Phoon German budget retailer and grocer Aldi is the latest in Europe to build new supermarket rental flats above its stores in Berlin to address the dearth of housing. The mixed-use real estate... Read more
Food Halls = Ca$h Cows
Market Watch February 7, 2018
TREND INDICATOR: UK’s BIGGEST FOOD HALL TO OPEN ON OXFORD STREET, EUROPE’s BUSIEST SHOPPING STREET BY Zoe Phoon Restaurants are one of the fastest growing segments of the retail industry with restaurant sales surpassing retail sales in recent years, according to property consultants. But they also noted that with... Read more
Chinese buyers up the ante in UK following Brexit
Market Watch January 14, 2018
Suddenly, all that wailing and gnashing of teeth seems like it was all for naught. While Brexit remains an incendiary word for many on the British Isles, 19 months after the historic vote the property market (at least) can claim that it isn’t really feeling the pinch. In fact,... Read more
Education a critical driver of prime housing market
Market Watch December 18, 2017
FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT, THE REAL McCOY IS STILL THE PREFERRED CHOICE ALTHOUGH FRANCHISED VERSIONS OF RENOWNED UK SCHOOLS HAVE OPENED IN ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST BY Zoe Phoon Good schools are a key driver of the housing market and their presence often helps to drive... Read more
From Fleet Street to Green Street
Green & Tech October 17, 2017
LONDON MULLS WORLD’S FIRST ‘NATIONAL CITY PARK, AND A STREET KNOWN FOR NEWSPRINT COULD NOW BE GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY Zoe Phoon The London national park idea is to think about the capital of England and the UK in the future where there are fewer cars and... Read more
Last call at Chiswick Gate in London
featured project October 16, 2017
FINAL COLLECTION OF HOMES FROM LUXURY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN HIGHLY-VAUNTED WEST LONDON LOCALE Envisioned to provide ultimate luxury and comfort for busy London residents and their families, Chiswick Gate, a luxury development taking shape in prime West London, is now releasing its final collection of residential units within the project.... Read more
FORMER SCOTLAND YARD HQ TRANSFORMED INTO A VIBRANT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL HUB THAT APPEALS TO AN INTERNATIONAL SET OF UPMARKET BUYERS BY Chris Prasad By now, it has become evidently clear that it will take more than Britain’s unceremonious divorce from the European Union to diminish global appetite for... Read more
HONG KONG, LONDON AND NEW YORK TOP THE LIST Hong Kong (Central) and London’s West End continue to command the highest prime office occupancy costs in the world, says CBRE Research’s annual Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs report. Hong Kong central district’s overall prime occupancy costs of US$303psf (US$1... Read more
The surprising power of peculiarity
ViewPoint July 3, 2017
UNIQUE DEVELOPMENTS LIKE KL’S UPCOMING M101 SKYWHEEL MAY SEEM ECCENTRIC TO THE NAKED EYE, BUT ITS VALUE RUNS DEEP IF YOU CARE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK If there is one clear trend that defines our changing world, it is that urbanisation is now happening at a rate that... Read more
Bloomberg: What Brexit?
Green & Tech June 28, 2017
COMPANY CAN’T WAIT TO MOVE INTO NEW GREEN HQ IN LONDON BY Zoe Phoon Fancy working here? Bloomberg’s scintillating European headquarters in the heart of the UK capital is poised to open this autumn. The company of former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is moving into London... Read more
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