Key Details

Overview

1 Merchant Square is a mixed-use development of a 42-storey tower comprising apartments, a hotel and a sky bar in Paddington Basin, London W2.

The tower will be the tallest building in Westminster once completed.

Each apartment will be provided with a vertical sliding door either as a typical Juliet balcony or an extended Juliet balcony.

A publicly accessible Skybar will be on the top two floors of the building.

Paddington Station is just a few hundred metres from the development.

History

2018 June - Planning application submitted for:
Redevelopment comprising the erection of a 42 storey building (Building 1) and a 21 storey building (Building 6) above three basement levels. Use of buildings as 426 residential units (Class C3) (including 67 affordable housing units in Building 6), retail floorspace (Classes A1/ A2/ A3/ A4/ A5) and retail/leisure floorspace (Classes A1/ A2/ A3/ A4/ A5/ D2); provision of car parking, cycle parking, ancillary space, plant, servicing, highway works, hard and soft landscaping and other associated development. Westminster Council ref. no. 18/05018/FULL.

References:
1. Merchant Square www.merchantsquare.co.uk/the-buildings/1-merchant-square