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Old March 1st 14, 09:28 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Roland Perry Roland Perry is offline
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Default Brompton Road Tube station sold for £53m

In message , at 19:29:08 on Fri, 28 Feb
2014, d remarked:
It is now expected to be used for residential development.




Maybe they'll bring in an architect who normally does conversions of


other thin vertical things like lighthouses? Although of course there


will be a lack of light through most of the property.




I wonder how much of the sub surface station it includes if any? Can't see


much use for it for residential purposes and I can't underground space like


that going to waste. Perhaps it'll be hived off into 2 sales - above ground


and below ground?



The above-ground part will have to be several residences, because even
at London prices £53m for the site is a bit much for a single residence.

The below-ground parts could be used for various things like swimming
pools, private cinemas and so on. There was a story in the papers about
a year ago about the rend for people to enlarge their houses by digging
down, anything up to four levels, so there's clearly some demand for
sub-surface space.

Anyone here know if the site has any other access than the front?
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Roland Perry