Developers promise prepatory work will commence by the end of the year after sale completes
The redevelopment of Battersea Power Station is set to begin later this year, the consortium behind the project has revealed.
Malaysian firms SP Setia and Sime Darby and the Employees Provident Fund successfully bid 拢400m for the iconic building and its 39-acre site earlier this year.
Announcing the sale completion this week, the consortium said preparatory work for the development would begin over the next four months, with the first ground expected to be broken 鈥渋n the second half of 2013鈥�.
The first phase of the development will see the construction of some 800 apartments standing above a commercial podium including shops, restaurants, a gym, a pool, a spa, a theatre and office studios.
A new six-acre park next to the River Thames will form the setting for the new buildings and is designed by Ian Simpson Architects and de Rijke Marsh Morgan in accordance with the Rafael Vinoly masterplan for the power station鈥檚 redevelopment.
Rob Tincknell, chief executive officer of consortium holding company the Battersea Power Station Development Co said completing the sale of the site was a significant towards creating a new 鈥渢own centre鈥� for London.
鈥淭he unique UK-Malaysian partnership brings with it the financial strength, expertise and commitment necessary to deliver what is one of the capital鈥檚 most important and iconic development projects,鈥� he said.
鈥淲ith the firm backing of the mayor of London, the London Borough of Wandsworth, central government, English Heritage and the Design Council CABE I am confident that the next few years will bring many more opportunities to celebrate.鈥�
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