King’s Cross

Format
Full

City
London

Country
UK

Metro Area
London

Project Type
Mixed Use

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Hotel
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Parking
Retail

Keywords
Brownfield development
Energy-efficient design
Healthy place features
Pedestrian-friendly design
Place making
Public-private partnership
Transit station
Transit-oriented development
Urban regeneration

Site Size
67 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2001

Date Opened
2020

King’s Cross is a mixed-use, urban regeneration project in central London that is also a major transport hub for the city. Located on the site of former rail and industrial facilities, the 67-acre (27 ha) redevelopment is ongoing and involves restoration of historic buildings as well as new construction, with the entire plan organised around internal streets and 26 acres (10.5 ha) of open space to form a new public realm for the area. Principal uses include 3.4 million square feet (316,000 sq m) of office space, 2,000 residential units, 500,000 square feet (46,400 sq m) of retail and leisure space, a hotel, and educational facilities. The site is served directly by six London Underground lines, two national mainline train stations, and an international high-speed rail connecting to Paris.

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Format
Full

City
London

Country
UK

Metro Area
London

Project Type
Mixed Use

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Hotel
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Parking
Retail

Keywords
Brownfield development
Energy-efficient design
Healthy place features
Pedestrian-friendly design
Place making
Public-private partnership
Transit station
Transit-oriented development
Urban regeneration

Site Size
67 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2001

Date Opened
2020

Website
www.kingscross.co.uk

Project address
King’s Cross
London N1C 4AB
United Kingdom

Ownership entity/developer
King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership

Ownership entity partners
Argent LLP
London and Continental Railways Limited
DHL Supply Chain

Master developer and asset manager
Argent King’s Cross Limited Partnership
4 Stable Street
King's Cross
London N1C 4AB
United Kingdom
www.argentllp.co.uk

Investment partner
Hermes Real Estate on behalf of the BT Pension Scheme

CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS

Master planners
Allies and Morrison
www.alliesandmorrison.com

Porphyrios Associates
www.porphyrios.co.uk

Townshend Landscape Architects.
www.townshendla.com

Contractors
Carillon
BAM
Kier Group

Registered social landlord
One Housing Group

Office advisers
DTZ
Savills

Residential advisers
Knight Frank

Retail and catering advisers
Lunson Mitchenall

Hotel advisers
CB Richard Ellis

OTHER RESOURCES

Videos
youtube.com/ULITV
vimeo.com/kingscrosscouk

Other links
Twitter: @kingscrossn1c
Facebook:
facebook.com/kingscrossuk