Il miliardario Gerald Ronson ha presentato un ambizioso progetto per la costruzione di un complesso di lusso nel centro di Londra.
Il complesso, che comprenderà un hotel di lusso a 5 stelle da 190 camere e 120 appartamenti di lusso completi di ogni comfort (tra cui piscina, spa e zone fitness), oltre a uno spazio pubblico con locali e negozi, si chiamerà Plaza Heron e costerà circa 500 milioni di sterline.
Si presume che gli appartamenti del Plaza Heron saranno tra i più costosi di tutta la città e che l’hotel potrà diventare uno dei più ricercati in tutta Londra.
Il Plaza Heron sorgerà a Bishopsgate, accanto all’Heron Tower, il grattacielo in costruzione sempre della Heron International, il gruppo controllato da Ronson.
- Following concerns from English Heritage about its impact on St Paul’s and other historic views, Heron Tower was put through
a public inquiry. The inquiry ruled in favour of the developers, and the tower was approved on 22nd July 2002 by the Deputy
Prime Minister, John Prescott. He agreed with the planning inspector that no significant harm would come to the setting of
St Paul’s cathedral and that some marginal impact on heritage interests was “inevitable with any major development”.
He acknowledged that the tower would be “an elegant, graceful and well proportioned structure” and would contribute to the
overall supply of office accommodation in the City, as well as boosting the economy. -
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- The scheme includes an additional smaller tower of around 149m, immediately adjacent to the main building’s north side.
This is Heron Plaza and will include 250,000 sq ft of retail space.
