Mixed-use redevelopment by Allies & Morrison near US embassy will include aerial walkways

CLS has revealed initial proposals by Allies & Morrison for a 拢250m redevelopment of its 2.9-acre headquarters building at Vauxhall Cross in London, close to the planned new US embassy.

Located next to Vauxhall train, underground and bus stations, the mixed-use development will include 200,000 sq ft of offices and 80,000 sq ft of retail, as well as leisure and residential elements.

A public square, a cinema, restaurants and a 300-bed hotel will be included, while the housing element will comprise 240 units of student housing and two 40-storey towers of apartments.

The plans also include a network of eight aerial walkways for pedestrians, called the 鈥淟inear Walk鈥�, linking the different sites and streets around Vauxhall Cross.

The scheme will be submitted for detailed planning approval late this year, the London-based developer and investment firm said. Completion is scheduled for 2016 or 2017, around the same time as the US embassy.

CLS chief executive Richard Tice said in a statement: 鈥淭hese significant regeneration plans can provide Vauxhall with a new public square the size of Paternoster Square and establish the area as the next major London growth zone, just over a mile from the Houses of Parliament.鈥�

An exhibition open to the public will be held on 11-12 February on 19th floor of the Market Towers building, which overlooks the site.

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