Derwent London has announced that the London Borough of Southwark has passed a resolution to grant planning permission for a mixed-use development of 110,000 sq ft at Wedge House, 40 Blackfriars Road, London SE1.
The 14-storey development, designed by architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, includes a 68,200 sq ft hotel that will be operated by The Hoxton and 41,800 sq ft of offices. The hotel will comprise 192 rooms, a ground floor café / restaurant, The Apartment mezzanine conference space, and a rooftop bar and restaurant. The scheme is due to complete in 2018.
The 14-storey development will be the third London hotel in The Hoxton series.
The Hoxton are currently opening their first hotel outside of the city in Amsterdam on 6th July, 2015 followed by Paris and Williamsburg.
Sharan Pasricha, Founder and CEO of Ennismore/The Hoxton commented:
“Southwark is an incredibly exciting part of London. South of the river is where we chose as home for our third London property because we’re big fans of the neighbourhood, especially the theatre and food scene and we’re looking forward to growing up alongside it. We chose to work with Derwent London as they have re-imagined some amazing buildings in London and we’re continually impressed by their work.”