Imagine You Could Reinvent Riverside Living in Central London. St James Has
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3 ImagIne you could reInvent rIversIde lIvIng In central london. st James has. on the riverfront, in the first phase of one of the uK’s largest and most exciting regeneration areas, in the heart of central london. an architectural classic of the future, an exclusive residents’ clubhouse offers created by world-renowned architects a unique ‘third space’ between home and rogers stirk harbour + Partners. six modern work in which to socialise, exercise, and and elegant pavilions specifically designed be entertained – from a private screening to maximise the sunlight within and optimise room to virtual golf; club lounge to pool, the views out. gym and spa. all apartments have private terraces, this is the future of london riverside living. creating a genuinely integrated inside and outside living space. this is riverlight. landscaped gardens offer riverfront walks, bars and restaurants – al fresco spaces to relax in and enjoy. a range of shops, a crèche and a hotel add even more choice. 4 1 CONTENTS THE FUTURE OF CENTRAL LONDON 04 AT THE FOREFRONT ON THE RIVERFRONT 06 THE BEST OF LONDON MINUTES AWAY 08 A TRULY WORLD CLASS CITY 10 TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL 12 THE NEW HEART OF CENTRAL LONDON 14 LIVE IN THE LIGHT 16 RELAX IN A SEA OF GREEN 18 YOUR OWN PRIVATE CLUBHOUSE 20 THE ART OF MAKING AN ENTRANCE 28 INSIDE OUTSIDE 30 RIVERSIDE LIVING FROM A NEW POINT OF VIEW 42 GREAT ARCHITECT OF THE MODERN WORLD 44 CREATORS OF LONDON’S NEW RIVERSCAPE 46 CONTACT DETAILS 48 riverlight a brand new riverside walk will enhance access to the river thames. 2 * Computer Generated Image. Indicative only and subject to planning 3 THE FUTUREOF CENTRAL LONDON less than a mile from the houses of Parliament, and just across the water from chelsea, riverlight occupies the prime riverside location in the uK’s largest regeneration area – a brand new district right in the heart of central london. 4 * Computer Generated Image. Indicative only and subject to planning 5 AT THE FOREFRONTON THE RIVERFRONT riverlight offers an exclusive opportunity to acquire a residential property in this extraordinary new district, allowing you to enjoy the rewards of riverside living in the centre of london. 6 * Computer Generated Image. Indicative only and subject to planning 7 transport art & entertainment THE dining green spaces shopping BESTOF education Abbey Road Studios King’s Cross St Pancras LONDON Lord’s Regent’s Park Cricket MINUTES Ground University College London London Business School Birkbeck, University of London AWAY Royal Academy of Music Madame Tussauds School of Oriental and African Studies British Museum Pied à Terre The Ledbury University of the Arts: Central St. Martins Liverpool Street Notting Hill Carnival Paddington Oxford Street Covent Garden St Paul’s Cathedral The Ivy Royal Opera House London School of Economics Bond Street Carnaby Street and Political Science Savile Row L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Leicester Theatreland King’s College 3km Le Gavroche Hibiscus Square The Square Piccadilly Circus Somerset House Royal Academy of Arts National Gallery Hyde Park Tate Modern Alain Ducasse at Trafalgar Square The Dorchester The South Bank Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre National Theatre Nobu The London Eye Kensington Marcus Wareing Palace The Serpentine at The Berkeley Buckingham Waterloo Palace Green Park St James’s Park Royal Albert Hall Knightsbridge English National Ballet riverlight lies not only at the centre Imperial College London Harrods Houses of Parliament Olympia Westminster Abbey Exhibition Royal College Lambeth Palace of the best of london today, but of Music Imperial War Museum Centre Victoria also at the heart of its future. The Queen’s Club Sloane Street Victoria & Albert Westminster Cathedral Earls Court Museum Exhibition Centre Science everything the city has to offer is minutes everything is simple to reach: enjoy a short Museum away – restaurants run by the world’s finest stroll in your exciting new neighbourhood, Natural Sloane Square History Tate Britain chefs from gordon ramsay to alain ducasse, or a choice of existing and proposed nearby Museum Kings Road museums with natural history to modern london underground and train stations, Saatchi Gallery art, royal Parks to new olympic stadia, the bus routes and cycle paths. Bluebird Kennington Gordon Ramsay University of the Arts: culture of the south Bank to the excitement Chelsea College of Art Antiques on Lillie Road National Army Chelsea Flower Show of the shops and theatre of the West end. riverlight – a riverside setting at the heart 2km Museum Vauxhall of cosmopolitan london life. not only surrounded by the city’s astonishing Harwood Arms variety of architecture, institutions, and Stamford Bridge Battersea Kennington attractions, riverlight is on the riverfront Chelsea FC Power Station American Park Embassy of what will become one of london’s most Oval Cricket Chelsea Nine Elms* Ground appealing destination districts. an area with Harbour Battersea Park a huge variety of reasons to visit – a new Battersea* cultural, leisure and retail complex, hotels Battersea Park and restaurants with acres of new * Proposed Northern Line extension urban parks. stations opening in 2016 Queenstown Road 1km University of the Arts: Camberwell College of Art 8 Battersea 9 Arts Centre South Park Annual Oxbridge Boat Race 2km Clapham Junction Brixton Academy Brixton Clapham Common The Ritzy Chez Bruce A truly WORLD CLASSCITY london is arguably the world’s most popular capital. over 2,000 years of history, with the grandest of ambitions for the 21st century. a city living experience second to none – home to world-class culture and cuisine, education and entertainment. owning a property in london offers the reward of both an excellent investment opportunity and the most complete city lifestyle anywhere in the world. 10 11 TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL riverlight COURTESY Bus CAR CLUB cYcle hire a residents’ courtesy service riverlight will have 4 car club available 24 hours a day, all year All times and distances are given for information residents’ only and are based on the Transport for London operates between riverlight spaces located at the entrance round, riverlight will have up to website 2011. transport and vauxhall underground and of the development. 30 bicycles onsite as part of the mainline station. this luxury Barclays cycle hire scheme. facility runs exclusively for this is an innovative car sharing residents every week day scheme available to all residents (excluding Bank holidays) in both with immediate financial and morning and evening rush hours. environmental benefits, reducing c02 emissions and congestion. the cars can be hired on a short term rental basis, subject to availability. KING’s CROSS ST PANCRAS 21 minutes for eurostar CHARIng CROSS 16 minutes Waterloo 15 minutes LEICESTER sQUARE BanKsIde PIer GREENWIch 13 minutes 37 minutes EUSTON WImBledon LIverPool CANARY WharF 12 minutes 12 minutes STREET 33 minutes OXFord cIRCUS VICTORIa MONUMENT LONDON heathroW 8 minutes 5 minutes 25 minutes BrIdge cITY 58 minutes* by heathrow express TEN (from Paddington) in 15 mins GREEN ParK WATERLOO LAMBETH WESTMINSTER gatWIcK 6 minutes 4 minutes PALACE 44 minutes* MINUTES 8 minutes by gatwick express TO THE West End (from victoria) in 30 mins VICTORIa CLAPham VAUXhall LONDON EYE cIty 4 minutes JUNCTIon 3 minutes 42 mins* 4 minutes by london underground & dlr VAUXhall Zone 1 * All airport timings taken vauXhall Zone 1 Battersea ParK nIne ELMS LANE CADOGAN PIer, from Vauxhall Underground Zone 2 CHELSEA UNDERGROUND TRAIN Bus BOAT AIRPORTS less than 1km from vauxhall vauxhall and Battersea Park nine elms lane has two bus river Bus services run every london’s main international THREE station, riverlight has easy stations are less than 1km routes which will take you 20 minutes during peak hours airports are all located within access to the victoria line from riverlight, offering to the heart of the city in and a new river Bus Pier is to an hour from the riverlight serving King’s cross and the mainline links to Waterloo, 30 minutes. be built at st georges Wharf. development. West end. two proposed new victoria and the south northern line tube stations will of england. AIRPORTS link to the city and leicester square by 2016. Journey times indicate fastest journey less than an HOUR from either station AWAY 12 13 THE NEW NEW COVENT GARDEN Its replacement ‘The Garden’ will create a new state-of-the-art food and flower BATTERSEA POWER STATION centre for London, along with new OF This protected icon, the world’s largest homes, shops and offices. The current HEART brick building, is to be transformed in market is the largest fruit, vegetable CENTRAL the UK’s first large-scale, urban carbon- and flower market in the UK. LONDON neutral development. AMERICAN EMBASSY The new US Embassy will give rise to the creation of a new international quarter at a location specifically chosen for its proximity to Westminster. VAUXHALL BRIDGE linear park A new green landscaped park will run through the middle of the area, from Vauxhall to Battersea Power Station. chelsea BRIDGe spanning 481 acres, an area more than four times the size of london’s canary Wharf, this is the uK’s largest regeneration project, important not just to the local vicinity but to london as a whole. over the next 20 years the scale of this project will redefine the geography of london, effectively creating a whole new district in the middle of the city – destined to become a vibrant new area, combining a major residential development with new cultural, commercial, retail, health, education and community facilities. 14 * Computer Generated Image. Indicative only and subject to planning 15 A COLOURFul addition TO THE SKYline colour and light enhance the architecture of riverlight. each building has its own individual signature colour and exterior lighting features, thus creating a distinctive new london landmark both by day and night.