The Knightsbridge Apartments

The Knightsbridge Apartments
General information
Type Residential
Location 199 Knightsbridge, London, England
Construction started 2002
Completed 2005
Technical details
Floor count 12
Design and construction
Architect Squire and Partners
Developer Sammy Tak Lee

The Knightsbridge Apartments is a luxury apartment complex in Knightsbridge, London.

Location

The building is located opposite the Bulgari Hotel and Residences and around the corner from 10 Lancelot Place and Trevor Square. It is close to the department store Harrods and Hyde Park.[1]

History

It was built where Mercury House stood from 1957, until it was demolished in 2002.[2] It was designed by the architectural firm Squire and Partners.[2] The developer, Sammy Tak Lee,[3] hired the construction firm Brookfield Multiplex.[4] The building was completed in 2005.[4] It is 43.65 metres high and cost $195 million to build.[2] Prior to opening, a magazine entitled Gold was published to promote the building.[3][5]

It houses 205 apartments, with a communal garden square.[4] The interior designers were Jane Churchill, Kelly Hoppen, and Joanna Wood.[5] There are three levels of underground parking for.[4] There is a spa and a swimming-pool and a round-the-clock security and concierge service.[1] It was the recipient of the Residential Development of the Year award at the 2006 Property Awards.[2]

The building is owned by Hong Kong billionaire investor Henry Cheng and his family.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 KNIGHTSBRIDGE APARTMENTS, 199 KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON, Harrods Estates
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Knightsbridge Apartments, Emporis
  3. 1 2 Ross Clark, They huff and they puff...but will they deliver? Ross Clark reports on an absurdly over-the top marketing ploy, The Daily Telegraph, 17 August 2002
  4. 1 2 3 4 Brookfield Multiplex: 199 Knightsbridge
  5. 1 2 3 Catherine Moye, Service with a gold-plated smile, The Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2002
  6. ↑ Ed Hammond, Enid Tsui, Hong Kong billionaire backs Quintain project, Financial Times, June 18, 2012
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