The OWO Whitehall, Residents’ Lounge. Image courtesy of Grain London
London?s hottest luxury residential area" Westminster, next to the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street. So what took it so long, asks Samantha Welsh
Big Ben, Downing Street, Whitehall, Parliament Square, Trafalgar Square: all names intimately associated with London, and now the administrative and touristic heart of the world?s high net worth capital. The area, broadly known as Westminster, is (pandemic excepted) the epicentre of tourism in Britain.
The OWO Whitehall, principal bedroom. Image courtesy of Grain London
And now you can live in high style down the road from the Prime Minister and the royals, with the creation of one of the most opulent residential developments in the world, inside the heart of the area?s grand buildings. Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
The Old War Office (OWO), in Whitehall ? opposite Horse Guards Parade and almost directly opposite Downing Street, and so near to the Prime Minister?s residence that you could shout from rooftop to rooftop to see if you could borrow some milk (or champagne for a lockdown party) ? has been transformed into 85 apartments.
The OWO residence turret. Image courtesy of Grain London
They are serviced by Raffles, the appropriately peripatetic luxury hotel brand now owned by the French Accor group. A new Raffles hotel, London?s first, is opening next-door and residents will have a full suite of luxury services. The building?...