City View, Autumn 2011
Sales update
Over 200 apartments have been pre sold.
As The Heron continues to attract exceptional levels of interest, over 200 of the 285 apartments within the development have now been sold ahead of completion in 2013.
London living at the highest level
‘The panoramic collection’ launches
The latest phase of apartments to be released includes ‘The Panoramic Collection’. Taking luxury to new heights above the 30th floor, these sought-after living spaces are the highest, largest and most highly specified apartments released so far in the development. The apartments feature bespoke Boffi kitchens with top of the range Gaggenau appliances.
Lucky occupants will enjoy some of the most spectacular, sweeping views across one of the most vibrant, exciting cities in the world. With a choice of two and three bedroom apartments with floor space ranging from 188 to 221 square metres, there is more than enough on offer to satisfy the needs of even the most demanding of city-dwellers.
Right The spacious interiors of
The Panoramic Collection.
The living room (top) in the
light finish and master bedroom
(bottom), in the dark finish
Club class
All residents at The Heron will have exclusive access to a residents’ Private Club with a dining area, games area, gym, library, screening room, private dining/conference room and a landscaped roof garden.
An invaluable facility for residents of the building, The Heron Private Club will be the perfect place to relax or entertain guests in elegant and well designed surroundings
Far left:The lounge & bar
Left: The library
Construction update
Autumn 2011 sees the concrete floor slabs progressing above level 18
Autumn 2011 sees the concrete floor slabs progressing above level 18 with the glazed façade following-on behind the floor slabs at level 11. The generous balconies are also being lifted into position and are now clearly visible on the north and west elevations.
Inside the building the apartments are progressing well with walls, mechanical and electrical services and bathrooms being installed from level 7 up.
In the Guildhall School of Music & Drama the theatre and concert hall are nearly enclosed and mechanical and electrical services are well underway. Once the school is fully enclosed with precast concrete panels Sir Robert McAlpine can remove the first tower crane and fully seal the level 6 roof which will ultimately become the landscaped club terrace.
The site remains a hive of activity with typically over 300 construction personnel on-site each day.
Above left:View of the
construction site looking
east towards Citypoint.
Left:Detail looking up the
building, showing the glazed
façade at level 11.
Did you know?
Five things you never knew about The City
- The bells of all six churches featuring in the well known English nursery rhyme ‘Oranges and Lemons’ are in, or close to, the City.
- In 1365 the King ordered the banning of football and other ‘idle’ sports. Instead the City inhabitants were encouraged to practise their archery skills.
- The Great Fire of London was responsible for destroying nearly 80% of the City.
- El Vino, Fleet Street, is reputedly the bar on which Rumpole of the Bailey’s favourite watering hole is based. Until 1983, the bar was peculiar in that ladies were not allowed to stand and be served.
- The City of London is the oldest local authority in England. Even the Parliament at Westminster is based on its Court of Common Council, the latter of which is known as the ‘Grandfather of Parliaments’.
Diary
What not to miss in and around the City this autumn
Dickens and London
Photographic Exhibition
Until 29 October 2011
With cycling an increasingly popular method for getting around the City, the east side of the Royal Exchange is a fitting location for this free exhibition. Capturing 40 of the City’s most stylish cyclists on their two-wheeled transport of choice, the images, by internationally renowned photographer Horst A Friedrichs, will be on display until 29 October.
City Cycle Style
Museum of London
9 December 2011 – 10 June 2012
Charles Dickens, one of the most celebrated British authors of all time, famously lived for a time just outside the City on nearby Doughty Street. Inevitably, landmarks and features now situated in and around the Square Mile went on to feature in his works on more than one occasion. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Dickens’ birth, this exhibition is the first of its kind for over 40 years. Paintings, photographs and original films are amongst the items on display, providing an extraordinary insight into the life and methods of a man who is considered a literary genius worldwide.