Candy’s New London Scheme

Christian Candy is gearing up to launch his most important scheme since One Hyde Park.

Nearly a decade after the Candy brothers changed the game with their RSHP-designed, hyper-luxe project in Knightsbridge, Christian’s development firm CPC Group is bringing the hotly-anticipated 80 Holland Park to market this Autumn.

We’re told the 25-unit development on the northern flank of Holland Park will be the tycoon’s “final scheme of this scale” after more than two decades – and £5bn worth – of London development. It’s also being billed as the first fully serviced resi development in the W11 postcode.

CPC Group is leading the project as development manager, and has assembled a stellar teamsheet featuring Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Studio Indigo on architecture, Knight Build and Concept Bespoke on construction, and Nina Campbell and rising stars Albion Nord on interiors.

The collection of “carefully crafted” properties will be arranged across five “villas”, built on the site of a 1930s mansion block called Duke’s Lodge, which CPC bought for a rumoured £50m in 2014.

Securing consent for a 90,000+ square foot luxury reworking was by no means a straightforward affair, and invoked the ire of some high-profile local residents (including Queen guitarist Brian May), but an initial refusal was eventually overcome; reports in 2017 claimed the undeveloped site had been put up for sale at £75m, before being withdrawn a few months later when Candy decided to proceed after all.

Fans of five-star luxury will be pleased he did. Amenities are set to include a private screening room, resident’s lounge and business suite, 17-metre pool with spa facility, 24-hour concierge, resident’s car parking, and a “performance-driven“ gym designed by the Olympic triathlete Tim Weeks.

Knight Frank has just won the coveted sales agency role, although the units won’t be available to buy until the whole scheme is fully completed in early October. There’s also no word on prices, but local records are likely to be in serious jeopardy…

A CPC Group spokesperson said: “80 Holland Park is unique. It delivers the most considered and balanced living opportunity in Central London. Nestled in one of the Capital’s most pre-eminent and historical neighbourhoods, the building has been built to fit; seamlessly embracing the Victorian tradition whilst recognising the reality and exacting requirements of a new age of living.”

Rupert des Forges, Head of PCL Developments at Knight Frank, added: “80 Holland Park is the first fully-serviced prime residential development to be delivered in the W11 postcode. The building features an unprecedented level of amenity for a scheme comprising just 25 residences.

“All of this is encapsulated in a building whose design is worthy of this AAA location. Unusually for the prime London market, the developer has insisted on waiting until the 5th October when the project will be entirely completed, staffed and fully operational before giving buyers the opportunity to purchase. The project offers a landmark scheme in a most sought after address, providing future owners considered living with the full suite of services.”

Learn more here: https://www.80hollandpark.com/