WORK BEGINS ON QUEEN’S SQUARE IN LONDON

Work on the first phase of Queen’s Square’s regeneration has begun. The project, located in Croydon, London, U.K., sits on 5.5 acres and will include the redevelopment of Nestle Tower, St. George’s Walk and the Segas House, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reports. The first phase will consist of converting and expanding the two existing office towers, including the 25-story Nestle Tower, into multiple residential buildings, which will be up to 28 stories high and offer 288 new homes. The plan will also reportedly maintain the existing public access beneath the building to the St. George’s Walk shopping plaza. The second phase of the project will include redeveloping most of the site to provide a new town square, as well as commercial spaces, offices and more new homes.