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100 Kensington London vertical village

post updated 26 July 2025

Architectural masterplan: John McAslan & Partners / Detailed design: Corstorphine & Wright

Location: Kensington, West London, England, UK

New £500 Million 100 Kensington Scheme Will Provde Vertical Village For Kensington

Construction Well Underway, Landmark Scheme Is Kensington’s Largest Resi Project

New Previously unseen exterior & interior images of £500m Vertical Village, 100 Kensington

14 July 2025

100 Kensington London Residential Property

Largest resi construction project in London’s Kensington is well underway, with construction of new £500 million (GDV) 100 Kensington project, providing a new vertical village for Kensington with 462 new homes
Construction is well underway at 100 Kensington, a new £500 million (GDV) residential led development by SevenCapital and MARK Capital Management
The landmark scheme will deliver during early 2027 the only new vertical village in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – appointed joint sole selling agents are Savills & JLL
100 Kensington comprises 462 new homes, including 276 market sale apartments and 186 affordable homes, complete with leisure and community facilities and retail and commercial premises
The largest residential construction project undertaken to date in Kensington and Chelsea, the new development is now 25% progressed with delivery being project managed by main contractor Ardmore, who are also responsible for the internal fit out
The scheme includes the construction of the tallest residential tower built to date in the Royal Borough
The construction of 100 Kensington started in 2020 with phased completion expected to begin by the end of 2026 and the final build completion planned for early 2027
During peak construction periods there are up to 900 people working on site at 100 Kensington including contractors, consultants and directors from the joint venture partners
Accessed from West Cromwell Road via a new plaza with pedestrian walkways, planting and trees the new vertical village at 100 Kensington will include a 29-storey landmark tower, the tallest residential tower ever built in the Royal Borough, providing 129 market sale apartments, including two duplex penthouses
The core of the tower is now at 18 storeys with the 29^th storey and topping out anticipated for the end of 2025/early 2026
The landmark tower has a stone-like façade with chamfered full height windows, Juliet balconies and aluminium perforated façade panels which allow natural ventilation of the building
The chamfered windows assist with natural solar shading during warm weather
There will be three mansion buildings, each 12 to 14 storeys high, inspired by Kensington’s Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks, featuring elegant brick facades with stone-like banding, full height windows and inset and projecting balconies
Construction of the mansion buildings is currently on schedule
Two of the mansion buildings will provide 116 market sale apartments and a 12-storey tower with a stepped facade will provide a further 31 market sale apartments
The third mansion building and another residential building with a stepped facade fronting onto Beckford Close will provide 186 affordable housing units managed by Notting Hill Genesis
There will also be a community leisure centre including a gymnasium, 20 metre swimming pool and fitness studios available to all residents at a highly subsidised rate
The podium will have a residents only lounge with cinema screen facing onto the landscaped gardens. Furthermore there will be commercial office space fronting onto the entrance plaza
The podium garden will be designed by award winning landscape architects IDP and will include a single storey pavilion building providing a function room for cinema screenings, banqueting or other events
The mansion buildings will have rooftop gardens whilst the 12-storey stepped tower has a 7^th floor garden terrace and a 12^th floor roof garden
The vertical village delivers skyline homes with gardens, terraces and leisure facilities such as the pavilion building at an elevated rather than ground level
The concept provides residents with enhanced security, privacy and wellbeing due to the outside leisure spaces and homes being above the city, ensuring natural light and unrivalled views

James Moody, Chief Operating Officer of SevenCapital says: “We have carefully curated this wonderful space which represents exceptional quality and outstanding bespoke design. 100 Kensington is a unique offering, the only new vertical village in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. With its tranquil podium landscaped garden, rooftop garden terraces, elevated leisure facilities and premium apartments, residents will benefit from enhanced security, privacy and a strong sense of community. This residential quarter provides both competitively priced market sale homes and much needed affordable housing.”

SevenCapital and MARK Capital Management Property Development

CONSTRUCTION WELL UNDERWAY FOR £500M (GDV) 100 KENSINGTON PROVIDING THE ONLY NEW VERTICAL VILLAGE IN KENSINGTON BY SEVENCAPITAL & MARK

Construction is well underway at 100 Kensington, a new £500 million (GDV) residential led development by SevenCapital and MARK Capital Management. The scheme will deliver during early 2027 the only new vertical village in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea comprising 462 new homes, including 276 market sale apartments and 186 affordable homes, complete with leisure and community facilities and retail and commercial premises.

One of the largest residential construction projects undertaken to date in Kensington and Chelsea, the new development is now 25% progressed with delivery being project managed by main contractor Ardmore, who are also responsible for the internal fit out. The scheme includes the construction of the tallest residential tower built to date in the Royal Borough.

The construction of 100 Kensington started in 2020 with phased completion expected to begin by the end of 2026 and the final build completion planned for early 2027. During peak construction periods there are up to 900 people working on site at 100 Kensington including contractors, consultants and directors from the joint venture partners.

With an architectural masterplan by John McAslan & Partners and detailed design by Corstorphine & Wright, 100 Kensington will provide a new architectural gateway for Kensington with seven striking buildings designed around a central podium garden.

Located on a 1.7 hectare site the scheme will include rooftop gardens and terraces, a pavilion building for cinema screenings and events; a health club with gym, swimming pool and fitness studio; concierge, retail and office premises and a podium garden.

Accessed from West Cromwell Road via a new plaza with pedestrian walkways, planting and trees the new vertical village at 100 Kensington will include a 29-storey landmark tower, the tallest residential tower ever built in the Royal Borough, providing 129 market sale apartments, including two duplex penthouses. The core of the tower is now at 18 storeys with the 29^th storey and topping out anticipated for the end of 2025/early 2026.

The landmark tower has a stone-like façade with chamfered full height windows, Juliet balconies and aluminium perforated façade panels which allow natural ventilation of the building. The chamfered windows assist with natural solar shading during warm weather.

There will be three mansion buildings, each 12 to 14 storeys high, inspired by Kensington’s Victorian and Edwardian mansion blocks, featuring elegant brick facades with stone-like banding, full height windows and inset and projecting balconies. Construction of the mansion buildings is currently on schedule.

Two of the mansion buildings will provide 116 market sale apartments and a 12-storey tower with a stepped facade will provide a further 31 market sale apartments. The third mansion building and another residential building with a stepped facade fronting onto Beckford Close will provide 186 affordable housing units managed by Notting Hill Genesis.

There will also be a community leisure centre including a gymnasium, 20 metre swimming pool and fitness studios available to all residents at a highly subsidised rate. The podium will have a residents only lounge with cinema screen facing onto the landscaped gardens. Furthermore there will be commercial office space fronting onto the entrance plaza.

The market sale apartments will average 929 sq.ft. in size with leading designer Conran & Partners responsible for the design of the communal areas, layouts and specification of the market sale buildings.

The podium garden will be designed by award winning landscape architects IDP and will include a single storey pavilion building providing a function room for cinema screenings, banqueting or other events. The mansion buildings will have rooftop gardens whilst the 12-storey stepped tower has a 7^th floor garden terrace and a 12^th floor roof garden.

The vertical village delivers skyline homes with gardens, terraces and leisure facilities such as the pavilion building at an elevated rather than ground level. The concept provides residents with enhanced security, privacy and wellbeing due to the outside leisure spaces and homes being above the city, ensuring natural light and unrivalled views.

Prices are anticipated to start from £895,000. For further sales information contact SevenCapital on Tel: +44 (0)20 8167 9646.

SevenCapital

SevenCapital is a leading UK property investment, development and management group founded in 2009 by Chairman Bal Sohal and Group Managing Director Damien Siviter and has a £2.1 billion portfolio of completed and pipeline projects. The group’s initial projects were mainly in Birmingham including the flagship St George’s Urban Village and adjacent Kettleworks in the Jewellery Quarter, providing apartments and townhouses. Combined, The Kettleworks and St George’s Urban Village formed the largest residential regeneration in the city.

Other Birmingham schemes include St Martin’s Place – the city’s first residential development to offer hotel services to residents, Fabrick Square and The Lansdowne. SevenCapital is expanding into London and the South-East with 100 Kensington being the group’s inaugural residential development in the capital. The South-East projects have focused on the London commuter belt region including The Grand Exchange and No.1 Thames Valley Bracknell and New Eton House and The Metalworks in Slough. For further information please visit: www.sevencapital.com

MARK Capital Management

MARK Capital Management (‘MARK’) is an independent real estate investment and asset manager that has managed over €20bn of private real estate since the firm’s founding in 2008. Serving a global client base of institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and family offices, MARK Capital Management leverages boots-on-the-ground presence in its target markets, combining local knowledge with expertise in sourcing, development, asset and portfolio management, to create and execute investment strategies that maximise value for investors while aligning with their objectives.

For further information please visit: www.thisismark.com

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