New private residential address in the heart of Clapham Old Town

Prospective buyers will have a rare opportunity to purchase a property within a new private residential address in Clapham Old Town, adjacent to Clapham Common, one of South London’s finest green spaces. Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential property owner and manager, is launching Macaulay Walk, a collection of 84 stylish one, two and three-bedroom homes, including heritage conversion houses, penthouses and apartments, as well as new offices for small businesses, exclusively to the UK market.

Located on the site of what was once the Ross Company’s optical works, Macaulay Walk is a beautifully considered place to live and work, within the highly desirable Clapham Old Town area. The development combines the conversion of 19th century warehouse buildings with crisp, contemporary new homes and thriving small business office space. The buildings are integrated through an appealing landscape design and all of the properties are served by a dedicated on-site concierge.

Designed by award winning Assael Architects, with interiors by prime residential interior specialists MMM Architects, each property has been planned to maximise space and light. The original decorative brickwork and Victorian ironwork retain an appealing period character and preserve some of the history of the site but with all of the requirements for comfortable contemporary living sensitively added. The four penthouse apartments are carefully designed to take full advantage of the panoramic views of the central London skyline and nearby common.

Mark Woodrow, Development Director, Grainger plc comments: “Macaulay Walk is an interesting mixture of houses, apartments and penthouses, combining new build and period conversion properties which will appeal to a diverse range of buyers. Our vision was to create a mixed-use development which is in sympathy with the site’s rich heritage and maintains Clapham Old Town’s sense of community.”

Tom Bryant, Associate, Savills Residential Development Sales comments: “To have a new build and heritage conversion development in Clapham Old Town with its village-like character, good transport links, boutiques and cafes is a rarity and we anticipate strong interest from local families and young professionals.

He adds: “Based on the performance of house prices in south west London over the past few years, we are anticipating a 6% growth in 2014, accumulating in a price growth of 22.7% to 2018.”

Clapham Old Town retains a village-like feel and is home to all of the traditional independent shops expected in a quintessentially British village - from the butcher and greengrocer to a local florist who grows her own flowers in a nearby allotment. A variety of good restaurants, bars and cafés as well as weekly food market Venn Street Market, have made the area a firm favourite with food lovers. For those in search of an active lifestyle, Macaulay Walk is across the road from Clapham Common which has over 200 acres of green space used by sports clubs and for summer events and festivals.

Situated in Zone 2, residents at Macaulay Walk will benefit from a range of great transport links; Clapham Common Underground Station on the Northern Line is a five minute walk with services to London Bridge, Bank and Moorgate Stations in under 30 minutes. A London Overground station is one stop away at Clapham North, providing services across London to Richmond, Stratford, West Croydon and to Clapham Junction, one of London’s key train stations with rail services across the South East.

The first phase at Macaulay Walk includes 24 apartments and houses which are launching in early 2014. Prices expected to start from £440,000 for a one bedroom apartment with first completions expected in spring 2014.

For more information, visit macaulaywalk.co.uk.

Flexible courtyard office space between 500-5000 sq ft is also available for purchase, visit houstonlawrence.co.uk for more details.