Grosvenor Waterside
855 units. 7 buildings. 1.1m sq.ft in the heart of Chelsea
This residential-led, mixed use scheme was built around Grosvenor dock on the north bank of the river Thames in Chelsea. The scheme included the largest affordable housing deal in the history of the City of Westminster (£48 million; 255 units).
The stunning facade of Bramah House
Providence Impact
Appointed as Managing Director and reunited with Ken Shuttleworth at his new firm Make, Alastair revived a demoralised organisation and over the next 13 months transformed the relationship with the local planning authority, Westminster City Council, to increase the planning consent at Grosvenor Waterside from 617 consented units to 855 - a 40% increase which added a £42m to the gross margin of the scheme.
Working closely with a wider group of signature architects including Allies & Morrison, Eric Parry, Sheppard Robson and supported by Arup, the revised planning consent included a £48m grant payment for 255 affordable units representing the largest affordable housing deal in the history of the City of Westminster.
In parallel with this re-planning exercise, Alastair oversaw a construction budget in excess of £200m and created a stable delivery team which built over 400 residential units in 20 months at £50/sq.ft discount to the nearest equivalent quality competitor scheme at Chelsea Bridge Wharf.
