Manhattan meets Stratford

29th July 2016

The property developer behind the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel is building Manhattan Loft Gardens, a 42-storey residential tower in Stratford close to the Westfield shopping centre. Harry Handelsman, who also developed the Chiltern Firehouse restaurant, is working with Burj Khalifa-builder SOM, interior designer Studio KO, and landscape architect Martha Schwartz on the site. Uniquely, the cantilever-supported building has three gardens cut into its side, and is clad in glass and vertical terracotta sun baffles. Two hundred and forty-eight homes are available off-plan, ranging from £500,000 studios to a £10m penthouse. Building is due to finish in 2018.

Evening Standard (22/07/2016)