The progress of Manhattan-on-Thames, London, UK

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A dramatic transformation of the Nine Elms area, on the south bank of River Thames, is currently taking place; £15bn investment is flooding into this stretch of land where 20,000 luxury homes are being built; one of Europe’s tallest buildings, One Nine Elms,  will dwarf Vauxhall Tower once it will be completed

Vauxhall Tower (already completed)

The changes were set in motion with the US Embassy deciding to move their premises from Mayfair to Nine Elms.

The Dutch Embassy is also planning to move there. In October 2014, the Northern Line extension was approved, which will include two new Underground stations between in Nine Elms; a new £40million footbridge will be constructed to connect Nine Elms, on the South Bank, to the northern side of River Thames

The site at night, viewed from Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall’s skyline will include Vauxhall Tower (completed), One Nine Elms (58 storeys), Vauxhall Square (48/50 storeys), Vauxhall Island (32/41 storeys)

The site viewed from Vauxhall Tower (St George Wharf)

London’s most glamorous new development?

The latest pictures of the American Embassy Construction site, Nine Elms, London

A “last look” at the building soon to be demolished in London?

A multi-billion private investment programme underway in Nine Elms, London, UK

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Evelopment in London, new developments, new properties, property value, Pound Sterling, economy, new business, investments, skyscrapers; Nine Elms

Nine Elms on the South Bank of River Thames: “…how important the area’s regeneration is for the boroughs of Lambeth and Wandsworth, the rest of London and the UK economy as a whole…”

“…a multi-billion private investment programme…”

“Estate agent Knight Frank predicts property values to increase by 140% between 2011 and 2016 – the highest forecast growth in the UK…”

Time for the night bus: Vauxhall Train and Underground Station in London, UK

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Transport at night in London, UK: Vauxhall Cross

• Bus route 88: Clapham Common Station – Clapham High Street – Vauxhall – Westminster Station – Piccadilly Circus – Great Portland Street – Mornington Crescent – Camden Town and vice versa

• Bus route N2: Westminster Station – Victoria – Pimlico – Vauxhall – Stockwell – Brixton – Tulse Hill – West Norwood – Gipsy Hill – Crystal Palace

London luxury appartments for sale or rent in the residential skyscraper Vauxhall Tower

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One St George Wharf Tower viewed from Vauxhall Bridge in London, UK