First Concrete Poured for New Regent St Building
First Concrete Poured for New Regent St Building
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Contractors have begun pouring concrete to form the new structure that will replace Regent Street's 94-year-old Regent Palace Hotel.
The hotel is currently being demolished to accommodate the new building, which will feature seven floors of offices, a ground floor of shops and nine residential units.
The new structure will include 35,000 tonnes of concrete and 5000 tonnes of steel.
As the demolition and concrete pouring continue above ground, temporary works are also underway at basement level to ensure the building is stabilised as its remaining floors are levelled.
Historic facades and art deco features are being retained as part of the redevelopment.
Stanhope project director Paul Hargreaves said: "The works are progressing well on site. The temporary works should be finished in four to six weeks and demolition is scheduled for completion in mid-Summer."
Stanhope is overseeing the redevelopment on behalf of the Crown Estate.
