From backwater to hotspot: how HS2 could bring £10bn economic boost to Old Oak Common
Nearby development is booming as the west London rail mega-hub takes shape, helping feed prospects of 22,000 new homes and 19,000 new jobsOverlooking one of Europe’s biggest building sites might not be every luxury apartment dweller’s ideal view, but at least one man is revelling in it.Below the new 54-storey Icon Tower, Old Oak Common station is starting to take shape: the initial London hub of HS2, and the catalyst for the economic transformation of an unloved part of west London. According to Gary Sacks, the chief executive of the tower’s developer, City & Docklands, this is now “the capital’s new development hotspot”, vindicating the group’s foray west. Continue reading...
Nearby development is booming as the west London rail mega-hub takes shape, helping feed prospects of 22,000 new homes and 19,000 new jobs
Overlooking one of Europe’s biggest building sites might not be every luxury apartment dweller’s ideal view, but at least one man is revelling in it.
Below the new 54-storey Icon Tower, Old Oak Common station is starting to take shape: the initial London hub of HS2, and the catalyst for the economic transformation of an unloved part of west London. According to Gary Sacks, the chief executive of the tower’s developer, City & Docklands, this is now “the capital’s new development hotspot”, vindicating the group’s foray west. Continue reading...
