The main construction phase has started on The HiLight, London’s Battersea Waterfront, £140m regeneration project.
It involves a landmark 24 storey residential tower with 177 mixed tenure apartments. From the ninth floor upwards this includes 113 market sale flats, including penthouses.
The development preserves three of the original Candle factory buildings.
The scheme is complete with 24-hour concierge, leisure, wellness and homeworking amenities, alongside a public green and landscaped riverwalk lined with commercial buildings.
Developer Ghelamco UK collaborated with Squire & Partners on the architectural design and with Bowler James Brindley on the interior design and specification and Grant Associates on the landscaping and design of the riverwalk.
Work on site started in Q2 2024 with demolition and clearance works. Now the main construction phase will begin with the topping out of the 24 storey tower scheduled for late 2025.
Work on the façade is scheduled to begin in Spring 2025 with the internal fit out commencing in early summer 2025.
Final build completion and first occupations are schedule for Q2 2026. The construction of the commercial units and riverwalk located adjacent to the main tower is scheduled to start in summer 2025.
The HiLight has the benefit of being surrounded by low-rise housing, providing residents- according to the company – with privacy and unobstructed views. The tower is in a unique location on a bend in the River Thames giving the upper floors spectacular dual aspect River Thames views and a far reaching panorama of the London skyline.
The flats are designed for hybrid and homeworking with most having large bays in the reception room providing a dedicated study/home office space. Other features include living/dining rooms opening onto outside recessed balconies, good ceiling heights of typically 2.6 metres, full height architectural glazing and a contemporary specification.
The developer promises state-of-the-art electric appliances for heating and cooling, water use efficient toilets and sanitaryware, water recycling for irrigation, construction using low carbon materials, generous window to wall ratios maximising natural light, mechanical fresh air supply to living rooms and bedrooms, and air-source heat pumps to all residences and amenities to promote the health and wellbeing of residents.
Savills and JLL have been appointed as joint sole selling agents.
The marketing suite for The HiLight has been created within a Victorian industrial building, originally part of the Prices Candle Factory, located adjacent to the development site.
It features a scale-model of the tower and spaces displaying a kitchen, living/dining area, mock-up balcony, bedroom and bathroom. There are also mock-ups of the club lounge with cocktail bar, WFH office space and meeting room.
David Ronson, Sales and Marketing Director at Ghelamco UK says: “The construction and fit out will deliver an exceptionally high-quality specification, delivering a Chelsea quality product, but with the benefit of highly competitive Battersea prices. The project offers the best value premium homes on London’s Southbank.”
Apartments at The HiLight range from 538 sqft up to 1,500 sqft in size with prices starting from £620,000. Savills and JLL are joint sole selling agents contact