A Landmark Eco-Friendly Development for Canary Wharf
November 27th, 2008The Landmark development at Canary Wharf is a striking development of two shimmering, sleek residential towers in Canary Wharf, centred around a landscaped public piazza featuring a selection of shops, restaurants and cafés. The Landmark’s 45 storey East Tower will offer the highest residential accommodation in London (reaching 140 metres) when completed in autumn 2010.
But it’s not only the purchasers and investors’ tenants who will be living in the lap of luxury at The Landmark; it will become a thriving home for wildlife too – right in the heart of the financial capital.
Two of The Landmark’s lower buildings, will feature ‘brown roofs’ dedicated to ecologically-friendly use. The roof area will be formed of a sedum mat, planted with wild flowers, sedum and rockery plants. The edges, which get wind blown, will feature hardier more resistant planting, whilst the more central areas of the roofs will be planted with wild flowers and grasses.
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Reclaimed timber and substrate will be mixed with organic matter to create nesting areas and shallow ponds on the roofs. The various grasses planted on the roofs will benefit the Black Redstarts known to be local to the Canary Wharf area and other wild birds that inhabit the surroundings.
The Landmark also features a state-of-the-art biomass boiler and CHP (Combined Heat and Power) plant to provide heat and hot water to all of the apartments within the development and also to the site’s commercial premises, creating CO2 savings when compared with a traditional heating/hot water installation.
The 31 storey West Tower, scheduled for completion from the end of 2009, is already at full height, offering stunning views across the financial centre of Canary Wharf and out across London to the South of the development
The Landmark West Tower is fully sold, but a limited number of apartments are currently available in The Landmark East Tower, priced from £355,000. Visit www.TheLandmarkE14.com or call Young Group on 0856 356 1000 for more information.
The first of The Landmark’s luxurious 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments will be available to rent from the end of 2009 through Young Group’s residential lettings, sales and management company, Young London, www.younglondon.co.uk.
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Young Group specialises in providing Property Portfolio Management services to private investors, offering the best off-plan direct investment opportunities and end-to-end management service in London.
Young Group manages the entire investment process from sourcing the opportunities through to financing, furnishing and letting. Young Group owns all the property that it sells, and also retains a number of units in each development for its own portfolio. As the principal in every transaction, Young Group does not realise any profits until completion and has transacted in excess of 1,700 apartments, with a retail value of more than £700 million.
The majority of our units are bought by private high net worth clients for their own portfolios. The Group’s portfolio managers liaise with the Young London (www.younglondon.co.uk) estate agency team in advance of completion to let investors’ apartments to quality tenants, often through corporate lets.
Young Group clients have access to all available finance products via Young Group’s FSA regulated mortgage desk, Young Finance (www.youngfinance.co.uk). Young Finance is an appointed representative of Thinc Assured Network, one of the UK’s largest financial advisory firms and is not tied to any group of lenders, nor does it charge commission or transaction fees.
· Young Group’s iconic Canary Wharf development, The Landmark (www.TheLandmarkE14.com), has been awarded two Daily Mail Property Awards in the categories of best high rise development and best high rise architecture. The Landmark East Tower rises to a height of 459 ft, making it one of the tallest residential properties in Europe.
· Young Group’s COO, Sylvana Young, has been named Bradford and Bingley’s Property Woman of the Year, 2008 for London.
Young Group supports NORWOOD and CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA, two charities particularly close to our heart, donating £50 per property exchange and providing additional support throughout the year. Visit www.younggroup.co.uk to learn more.
Young London is a lettings, sales and management specialist which, last year alone, housed more than 500 tenants in around 200 of our landlords’ properties. As part of an organisation that prides itself on delivering outstanding levels of customer service, Young London is proud to ensure that clients are treated with the utmost respect and that their expectations are always exceeded. Young London specialises in newly built properties across London. Search online at www.younglondon.co.uk.
Young Finance (www.youngfinance.co.uk) is an appointed representative of Thinc Assured Network, one of the UK’s largest financial advisory firms and is not tied to any group of lenders, nor does it charge commission or transaction fees.
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