The tower by the park

Barratt has started work on a spectacular new apartment development overlooking a 55-acre park in South-West London. The project – called Parkside – is centred around a 23-storey curved glass tower in Wandsworth, London SW18. Designed for Barratt by architects Squire & Partners, Parkside is under way on a prime site alongside St George’s Park, on the edge of Wandsworth town centre and adjacent to the Southside shopping mall.

When complete, the development will comprise two main elements – a nine-storey lower block and a sleek, curved glass-and-steel tower rising to around 70 metres. Key features of the buildings will be floor-to-ceiling glazing and spacious balconies to most apartments.

Parkside offers just 62 apartments for open market sale, located between the seventh and top floors. All have two bedrooms, two bathrooms and luxury specifications.

The development – which is being built on redundant land off Neville Gill Close - is being undertaken in partnership with English Partnerships, the Government regeneration agency as part of the London Wide Initiative, which aims to increase housing opportunities in the capital.

Barratt East London managing director Alastair Baird said: “Parkside is a superb example of the sort of new housing provision the Government is driving through English Partnerships and wants to see more of – that is, really high-quality and exciting development that sustainably regenerates inner-city brownfield land with outstanding design and value.

“Wandsworth is a well-established and very green borough that is undergoing a real renaissance, and Parkside is going to be a tremendous asset to the town and the borough.”

All homes at Parkside will have fully-fitted designer kitchens, complete with integrated appliances, and family and en suite bathrooms, with most apartments having balconies from which to enjoy the stunning views.

Lifts will serve all floors through stylish common areas and there will be some private parking for residents, as well as a daytime concierge service.

Wandsworth’s transport links are excellent, with six underground and eight mainline rail stations. Parkside is around half a mile from Wandsworth Town mainline station (trains to London Waterloo in approximately fifteen minutes) and from East Putney and Southfields tube stations on the District Line.

St George’s Park, which Parkside will overlook, is regarded as one of the finest public green spaces in the southern half of Greater London.

A sales office and show apartment are scheduled to open at Parkside in mid-April 2008, with the first phase apartments on sale at £370,000.

For further information log on to Wandsworthparkside.co.uk.