Highpoint (building) explained

Highpoint
Status:Complete
Start Date:2014
Completion Date:2018
Building Type:Residential
Location:Churchyard Row, Southwark
London,
United Kingdom
Roof:142
Floor Count:46
Architect:Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Main Contractor:Mace
Developer:First Base
Management:Realstar Living, Peabody Trust

Highpoint (also 80 Newington Butts,[1] and previously referred to as 360 London) is a 142-metre, 46-storey, 458-apartment residential tower in Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark in London on the site of the London Park Hotel.[2]

It was the tallest build-to-rent development in the country at the time of construction,[3] and one of London's tallest residential buildings.

On completion in 2018, 343 one- and two-bedroom apartments were made available for rent to private tenants. The building features a 24/7 gym, and a "sky lounge" on the 45th floor, with a bar, kitchen and co-working space, accessible by residents only.[4]

The building is managed by Canadian real estate manager Realstar Living under its UK brand UNCLE.[5] [6] It is one of 5 properties managed by the company in London. They have another one in Manchester.[7]

Under previous plans the privately rented apartments were to be managed by Essential Living. The other 115 units are rented as affordable housing units by the Peabody Trust.

A 300-seat flexible theatre space located in the building has been leased to the Southwark Playhouse, and it opened as a venue in January 2023.[8]

The site also features a commercial unit, currently operating as a branch of a healthy-living cafe bar chain of two establishments, called Nue Ground.

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References

  1. Web site: Castilla - the Skyscraper Center.
  2. Web site: Emporis - Highpoint. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016174214/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/296149/highpoint-london-united-kingdom . dead . 16 October 2017 .
  3. Web site: Work to start on 44-storey Elephant & Castle tower.
  4. https://uncle.co.uk/elephant-castle/ Uncle - Elephant and Castle
  5. News: Tower developers hope to win Britons over to high-rise living. Financial Times. 28 November 2014.
  6. News: City letting investors step into UK housing rental market. Financial Times. 5 June 2015.
  7. https://www.uncle.co.uk/ Uncle - Elephant and Castle
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64347357

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