LONDON /PRNewswire/ -- Plans have been
submitted with Westminster City Council for a new 190-room hotel,
to be known as The Peninsula London, at one of the city's most
celebrated addresses.
Joint venture
partners Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (Grosvenor) and The Hongkong and
Shanghai Hotels, Limited are proposing a new landmark at
1-5 Grosvenor Place, Belgravia in the West End
of London. Designed by British-based Hopkins
Architects, the new building will replace the existing offices at
the site, built in the 1960s, with a design that responds to the
heritage of its immediate neighbours, providing a new focal point
and vibrancy to Hyde Park Corner.
The Peninsula
London is planned to cater for both hotel guests and local
customers. In addition to guestrooms and spa, the hotel will have
shops, bars, restaurants and a ballroom. A grand pedestrian
entrance on Grosvenor Place will be accessed from a colonnade
linking to an internal 'Palazzo-style' courtyard, approximately 30
x 30 metres, allowing vehicle access. The proposed building also
includes 24-28 residential apartments with a separate leisure and
spa facility, reception and entrance on Halkin Street.
Plans include
improved public realm in Grosvenor Place, Halkin Street and
Grosvenor Crescent, with easier road crossings, wider footpaths and
new trees planted along Halkin Street and Grosvenor Crescent. The
public realm proposals around 1-5 Grosvenor Place are designed by BDP, a major
international practice of architects, designers and engineers,
which has worked with Grosvenor since 2007. Grosvenor and The
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited aim to start construction in
summer 2017.
Peter Vernon, Chief Executive Officer
of Grosvenor Britain & Ireland said: "This is an
exciting opportunity to shape a very special corner of London. For
over 300 years Grosvenor has carefully curated
its London estate in Mayfair and Belgravia and The
Peninsula London is another important step in our journey. This
high-quality development is sensitive to its surroundings,
sustainable and will support around 2,800 jobs in the wider
economy. It will enhance the West End's reputation as one of the
world's foremost places to visit and a driving force for the UK
economy."
Clement Kwok, Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited
said: "We are delighted to partner with Grosvenor to
bring the Peninsula brand to London. As a company with 150 years of history, HSH
is genuinely committed to the long term and focuses on developing,
as an owner-operator, a small number of the highest quality
Peninsula hotels in key international gateway cities. Each of our
hotels embraces the local culture, style and history to deliver a
unique experience for guests. As one of the world's most important
destinations for business and tourism, London will be an exciting addition to our
global network."
For more information
please contact:
Hamish McDougall, Interim Head of Media
Relations, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland: 020 7312 6479 /[email protected]
Lynne Mulholland, Director, Corporate Affairs, The
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited
T: +852 28407152 or +852 67188219 / [email protected]
About Grosvenor Britain & Ireland
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland is part of the Grosvenor Group.
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland's mission is to create and recreate
inspiring places and neighbourhoods, delivering value for
customers, shareholders and co-investors with its place-making
expertise.
It owns, develops
and manages a diverse property portfolio in cities across Britain
and Ireland. Business units are focused on
its London estate, comprising 300 acres of Mayfair
and Belgravia in the heart of the UK's capital, and developments
elsewhere in London, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Oxford, Cambridge and Southampton.
As
at 31 December 2014, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland had GBP5.2bn of assets under management.
www.grosvenor.com
Twitter:
@Grosvenor_GBI
About The Hongkong and
Shanghai Hotels, Limited
Incorporated in
1866 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00045), The
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited is the holding company of a
Group which is engaged in the ownership, development, and
management of prestigious hotels and commercial and residential
properties in key locations in Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as the provision of tourism and
leisure, club management and other services. The Peninsula Hotels
portfolio comprises The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Peninsula
Shanghai, The Peninsula Beijing, The Peninsula Tokyo, The Peninsula
Bangkok, The Peninsula Manila, The Peninsula New York, The
Peninsula Chicago, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, and The Peninsula
Paris. Projects under development include The Peninsula London and
The Peninsula Yangon. The property portfolio of the Group includes
The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower and St. John's Building
in Hong Kong; The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 1-5 Grosvenor Place in London, UK, and 21 avenue Kléber
in Paris, France. The clubs and services portfolio of
the Group includes The Peak Tram inHong Kong; Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand; Quail Lodge & Golf Club
in Carmel, California; Peninsula Clubs and Consultancy
Services, Peninsula Merchandising, and Tai Pan Laundry in Hong Kong.
www.hshgroup.com
www.peninsula.com
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