What will BBC Television Centre look like after its £500m redevelopment?
Stanhope, are heading the BBC Television Centre redevelopment and the surrounding area with 1,000 residential units, a cinema, hotels, restaurants, 350,000 square feet of office space, bars, a gym and open public space. The area will also be home to a new branch of members’ club Soho House, complete with a rooftop pool, terrace and hotel.
The historic doughnut ring shape will remain, but there will be an influx of new residential properties in the area. The plans also include three new BBC studios and new office facilities that BBC Worldwide have already agreed to occupy.
Television Centre officially opened in 1960 and was the headquarters of BBC Television until 2013. Stanhope agreed a partnership with the BBC to develop Television Centre in 2012 and the new buildings are planned to be ready by April 2015.
Alistair Shaw is the man at the helm of the project and was the guest speaker at the West London Business Property Lunch on July 18th. The presentation looked at the history of TVC and explained how Stanhope is keen to maintain the history and legacy of the iconic White City location, whilst also ushering in an exciting era for the area.
Speaking about the development, Alistair said: “This is a fantastic project which will create over 1,000 new homes and create much needed space for occupiers in the creative sector as well as the new home for BBC Worldwide and three refurbished BBC studios and Post Production.”
The first phase of building includes the standalone BBC Studios and BBC Worldwide facilities, which are expected to be complete in 2015. The remainder of the first phase includes the first wave of residential buildings, as well as office, retail and leisure facilities.
The BBC may no longer occupy the heart of the old Television Centre, but it will still maintain a strong presence with its studios and offices. One thing is for sure though, the area will looking much different to its opening in 1960.
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