Latest News SOHO ESTATES BRINGS NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES TO CENTRAL LONDON’S GREEK STREET WITH SOHO HOUSING Soho Housing, soon to celebrate 50 years of providing social and affordable homes in the capital’s West End, has today announced that it is letting eight new homes in the heart of Soho. As part of the Ilona Rose House development, Soho Estates has developed these contemporary twobedroom apartments set in historic Greek Street, which will have a range of new amenities nearby. Each flat offers a modern living and dining area, a separate kitchen and access to private outdoor space and has been constructed with high-quality fittings
occupying new office space. An outdoor seating area will also be located in the courtyard, accompanied by additional food and beverage outlets. Now the project is complete, all eight homes will be let at a sub-market rent to ensure affordability for local working people. Soho Housing is partnering with Pinnacle Letting Agents to identify tenants who meet these criteria.
and fixtures. The properties range in size from 72sqm to 84sqm and are accompanied by an accessible lift, bicycle storage and a secure access system. Environmental sustainability, a key feature of Soho Housing’s development standards, also sits at the heart of the project. The development will be highly energy efficient, with key measures including an air-sourced heating system, ensuring that every flat is EPC rated C or above.
opportunities to the heart of London. These include a new bar and nightclub and businesses such as Warner Bros. and Soho Estates
Alongside these affordable urban homes, the stateof-the-art development brings a host of commercial
MOTT MACDONALD RESPONSE TO UK GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY “We welcome the renewed political focus on energy and acknowledgment of the need to tackle the challenges of energy security and the climate crisis. The drive to netzero must remain at the heart of the government’s energy policy, along with affordability.
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The properties play a key role in Soho Housing’s development strategy, which aims to create more affordable homes in central London to ensure greater numbers can live in the heart of the capital and sustain the area as a vibrant and diverse residential community.
With our industry partners we have been championing the creation of a visibly independent energy body charged with taking a systemwide view. We think that the future system operator has the potential to bring a stepchange in energy thinking in the UK. News that the government will support eight new
nuclear reactors is a positive statement of intent that will help to give the nuclear industry the confidence necessary to invest in the developing skills and capability. We also welcome the ongoing commitment to offshore wind and stepping up ambition for hydrogen. We see these plans as a positive step towards decarbonising the UK power system by 2035, alongside other, much-needed, measures such as improved efficiency, demand side management and storage, digitalisation and community level solutions.” Clare Rhodes-James Development director, Mott MacDonald
