Highpoint (also 80 Newington Butts,[1] and previously referred to as 360 London) is a 142-metre, 46-storey, 458-apartment residential tower in Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark in London on the site of the London Park Hotel.[2]
| Highpoint | |
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 Highpoint in 2021 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Churchyard Row, Southwark London, SE11 United Kingdom |
| Construction started | 2014 |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Management | Realstar Living, Peabody Trust |
| Height | |
| Roof | 142 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
| Developer | First Base |
| Main contractor | Mace |
It was the tallest build-to-rent development in the country at the time of construction,[3] and one of London's tallest residential buildings.
On completion in 2018, 343 one- and two-bedroom apartments were made available for rent to private tenants.[4] The building features a 24/7 gym, and a "sky lounge" on the 45th floor, with a bar, kitchen and co-working space, accessible by residents only.[5]
The building is managed by Canadian real estate manager Realstar Living under its UK brand UNCLE.[4][6] It is one of 5 properties managed by the company in London. They have another one in Manchester.[7]
Under previous plans the privately rented apartments were to be managed by Essential Living. The other 115 units are rented as affordable housing units by the Peabody Trust.
A 300-seat flexible theatre space located in the building has been leased to the Southwark Playhouse, and it opened as a venue in January 2023.[8]
The site also features a commercial unit, currently operating as a branch of a healthy-living cafe bar chain of two establishments, called Nue Ground.
- The Highpoint building
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Under Construction, 2017 -
The building in 2019
Articles
edit- Green light for Elephant & Castle tower and theatre, London SE1, 5 Sep 2007
- Elephant & Castle 360 tower project to be revived, London SE1, 3 March 2011
- Mayor announces ‘affordable flats’ tower at Elephant and Castle, London SE1 31, July 2013
- Government could pour more cash into Elephant & Castle skyscraper, London SE1, 11 March 2014
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Castilla - the Skyscraper Center".
- ^ "Emporis - Highpoint". Archived from the original on 16 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Work to start on 44-storey Elephant & Castle tower".
- ^ a b "Tower developers hope to win Britons over to high-rise living". Financial Times. 28 November 2014.
- ^ Uncle - Elephant and Castle
- ^ "City letting investors step into UK housing rental market". Financial Times. 5 June 2015.
- ^ Uncle - Elephant and Castle
- ^ "Southwark Playhouse Elephant: London's newest venue opens". BBC News. 23 January 2023.