Whislt looking at LMS latest financial results it said they have put in for planning a squire & partners mixed use scheme next to the old st roundabout which could start in 2008 if it gets planning as they get vacant possesion at the end of 2007.
Wow! I like it. Reminds me of the Central Station Tower (?) in Liverpool. Anyroad.. it's certainly better than the hulk of weathered 60s shite currently there.
I completely agree with LOndon Lad - and it is such a shame to see the general state of the lousy buildings such as this in the vicinity of Old Street when you can walk up City Road and streets off, and see some fantastic buildings toward and beyond Moorfields Hosp, and on the left and right magnificent industrial buildings that are well preserved and still vital.
Guess theres gonna be a steady rise in high rise living developments right accrss the capital in the coming years if the trend sets in - bit like expensive 4wds really eh!
City Road runs North up from Moorgate (near Liverpool Street Station) up to Angel. This development is next to Old Street roundabout and tube station which is on the edge boundary of the 'City' about 10 mins North from Moorgate.
The roundabout intersects with Old Street which links the Hoxton/Shoreditch with Farringdon and still conveys a lot of its Victorian charm but its cohesion and sense of place has been seriously eroded by post war developments, particularly the roundabout above tube station which reinforces its edge feel and seems to be quite a potent barrier along with the post war housing estates on the North side.
Developments (see the 80s/early 90s tat in the pictures) right up to recent times have not been able to really address these issues. THere is quite a bit of cleaning up going on around the precinct area but unless they deal with the roundabout I dont hold out much hope for the place.
City Road runs North up from Moorgate (near Liverpool Street Station) up to Angel. This development is next to Old Street roundabout and tube station which is on the edge boundary of the 'City' about 10 mins North from Moorgate.
I believe it is Islington - the adjacent improvements to the pavement area in Old Street have been trumpeted by the borough council enough, so I imagine it sits in their patch
ropemaker place is in islington whilst the other side of the road where citypoint is is the city of london. wasnt sure of this as the boundaries are all over the place around there.
Yeah, I mean there are towers like this which need replacing but I'd prefer just an internal refurb on a lot of the properties round here. There's a lot of character which could potentially be lost by taking too many oldies away.
I thought I'd snap this monster on my lunch break to give people a better idea of how rubbish it is:
This photo actually makes it look better than it is (even with the grey sky)!
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