Mason & Fifth has announced the launch of its third and largest site yet, Taxi House, on the Grand Union Canal in Westbourne Park.
Owned by alternative investment manager Cheyne Capital, Taxi House is a mixed-use redevelopment of the former London Taxi Drivers’ Association headquarters. It is the first redevelopment of its kind to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding certification with over 90% of blue and green roofs, meticulous material selection and efficient plant design. As well as its sustainability credentials, the redevelopment has extensive amenity offerings and is located in close proximity to public amenities in the popular West London area.
Works on the site began in 2022 and are due to be completed in June 2025, at which time it will open under the name Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park. Bookings will be open for long- and short-term stays from January 2025 with a waitlist open from September 2024. The development has been designed by architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) and interior designers Tigg & Coll, alongside the Mason & Fifth in-house design team and Interior Address.
Mason & Fifth, Westbourne Park will consist of 332 private studios, each furnished with its own kitchen and en-suite bathroom. The property will offer 'Out & About' studios without kitchens for those planning on spending more time out than in. Residents and guests will have access to on-site amenities, including a canal-side dining concept, a wellness studio, and a panoramic 10th-floor lounge and terrace with a cinema and listening lounge. Additionally, there will be artist studio spaces for local artists and a pop-up retail space for well-known and emerging brands, as well as local creatives.
David Silver, Co-Founder at Mason & Fifth, said: “We are thrilled to have been selected by Cheyne Capital to operate this 'jewel-in-the-crown' project and bring our signature home-away-from-home ethos to Taxi House. It represents a confidence in the brand that we have consciously created, developed and iterated over the last five years. Our centrally located buildings offer complete flexibility and encourage meaningful social connections through intelligent design, all underpinned by our wellness, workspace and F&B proposition to create a complete lifestyle ecosystem and an enhanced living experience. Cheyne Capital’s redevelopment of Taxi House is an outstanding project that has prioritised sustainability and quality, which we are proud to be part of. This will be our third and largest site to date, with schemes in Belsize Park and East London to follow, as we continue to grow our London portfolio and explore opportunities further afield.”
Filippo Alessandria of Cheyne Capital, added: “There continues to be strong demand for high-quality mixed-use schemes with meaningful sustainability credentials and a community-led focus, which are exactly the kind of projects we like to pursue at Cheyne Capital. We are pleased to partner with Mason & Fifth on this flagship asset, which shares our ambition to create a truly diverse space in West London for people to live, work and relax. We are proud to have developed a historic site with industry-leading standards, ensuring it will thrive as a cultural destination that will provide much-needed flexible living solutions to the London market.”
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