Eileen House Newington Causeway London SE1 6DS
Eileen House creates a landmark gateway to the Elephant & Castle Enterprise Zone
Replacing an outdated 1960's office block with a brilliantly designed development by architects Allies & Morrison to provide two distinct and complementary buildings and a public square acting as a catalyst for the renaissance of the public and urban realm between London Road, Newington Causeway and Borough Road in an area largely devoid of planned and useable public spaces.
The principal building proposed will provide a 47 storey mixed use tower to balance the taller building of Castle House and 360º London on the Elephant & Castle and will formally mark the entrance into the Elephant & Castle from Waterloo, Blackfriars, Southwark and London Bridges.
The scheme proposals will provide for 405 studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments including onsite affordable housing together with 35,908 sq ft (3,536 sq m) of commercial space for B1 offices, D2 medical and leisure spaces as well as potential educational space for London South Bank University.
The scheme proposals are due to comprise a detailed planning application in Q4 2008 and will take three years to construct.
Shaw Corporation assisted in the site acquisition/joint venture and has advised on planning strategy and affordable housing as well as pre-letting of the commercial parts of the scheme and forward sale of the onsite affordable housing content.
Shaw Corporation has calculated and settled the GLA Toolkit feasibilities and negotiated the Section 106 arrangements associated with the planning application.