Sometimes in life,
no matter how much hate, slander, backstabbing and gossip you get from people,
you will be amazed to find even another large number of GENUINE people who are
still willing to stand by you and love you even more, irrespective of how much
mud have been smeared on your person/image by those haters especially when you
must have done some kind of ‘good’ in the past.
I remember a few
years back when some banks were blacklisted and news about them folding up or ‘going
under’ all over the airwaves, a lot of marketers from the competing banks
started ‘demarketing’ these blacklisted banks in a bid to get their clients into
the supposed ‘still-standing’ banks at the time but some of these clients
refused as they remained loyal to their banks that many of them said “helped to
kick-start my business with small loans”. Now, that is what I call loyalty!
And so, even
though it’s not exactly the same or vivid picture as painted above, Greenland
Group, a Chinese firm, inspite of the Brexit which took place in UK a few
months back, is set to build the tallest residential tower in western Europe in
the UK. About a week ago, this China’s biggest private property company
unveiled plans for the 771-foot tall, 67-story Spire London in
the Docklands neighborhood in the east of the city, which will have 861
apartments, of which 765 are for private sale. They include suites, one, two
and three-bedroom apartments, and three-bedroom duplex penthouses. What a huge
project!
Talk about ‘belief’
in a good economy to invest. Just when you thought many would leave with their business
investments, others are juggling for space to invest.
According to a
report by Kathryn Hopkins in Mansion Global, “The recent wave of Chinese
investment into London property showed no sign of slowing down despite the
Brexit decision as Greenland Group announced plans to build the tallest
residential tower in the U.K. and Western Europe”.
The
report says the £800 million skyscraper will not only have views of the River
Thames, Canary Wharf, the City of London and far beyond by residents but will
in addition also provide a concierge, retailing, a residents’ gardens and other
five-star lifestyle amenities, including a 35th floor Spa and Club Bar just like
found in hotels.
The
building construction which is already underway, as understood, is expected to
be completed by the year 2020 with apartments priced from around £595,000 to £3
million and CBRE and JLL with two global real estate agents as sales agents.
“The
move comes despite concerns that demand for upmarket London homes is slowing
after the country voted to leave the European Union earlier this year. A double
whammy of higher sales tax has also been weighing on demand”.
“This
tower will be Western Europe’s tallest residential building and underlines
London’s enduring status as a world-class city and destination,” said Yuliang
Zhang, chairman and president of Greenland Group. “This is Greenland Group’s
most important project in Europe, and will deliver exceptional new homes for
Londoners.”
However,
there are speculations that this move with the skyscraper “could reignite
controversies, too”. Nevertheless, the report says it is also expected that just
like several other buildings in the capital, “there will be separate door for
affordable housing tenants, dubbed ‘poor doors’, who will occupy 96 apartments”.
And
so, UK still got investors in its terrains.
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