Mitsui Fudosan UK and Stanhope have started construction on two new residential buildings at Television Centre which forms part of the second phase of the Television Centre masterplan in White City, London.

Multiplex has been appointed as the construction manager and completion is scheduled for mid-2027.

The two buildings — the nine-storey “scenery house” designed by architects dRMM, and the 25-storey “the Ariel” by AHMM — comprise a total of 347 apartments and townhouses.

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The accommodation will range from studios to four-bed townhouses with a complementary range of amenities including residents’ lounges, a screening room, co-working spaces and meeting rooms, as well as a private dining room and roof terrace. 

Particular attention has been paid to greening the areas in and around the buildings. 

Landscape architect, Gillespies, has designed a courtyard garden, rooftop terrace and pocket park between the two built elements of the scheme. 

The development of phase 2 will complete the masterplan and further open up the site to local residents by the creation of a second entrance on Wood Lane and a pedestrian connection through to Hammersmith Park via interlinking streets.

Tatsu Imamura, executive director at Mitsui Fudosan UK, said: “We are delighted that construction works for the penultimate residential plots are now underway and we will continue to build upon our existing work on the Television Centre site, which already includes over 500,000 sq ft of office space and 574 private and affordable homes.

“We are committed, along with our partners Stanhope, to delivering new housing on the site, while continuing to explore wider investment opportunities in London and other parts of the UK.” 

David Camp, CEO at Stanhope, added: “It’s great to see Multiplex get underway with work on site and continue to develop this phase of the Television Centre masterplan.

“Our partnership with Mitsui Fudosan has grown from strength to strength over the years and today marks another important milestone for the project.”