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Bricks & Mortar | 2 July 2010
"Irresistibly glamorous despite the price tag"
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Sunday Times Home | 20 June 2010
"This is for people who want to buy a piece of historic London."
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Financial Times | 13 April 2010
"There is a lot of interest among mainland Chinese, who are going to play more of a part in central London"
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The Times, Bricks & Mortar | 01 November 2009
"Luxury developers in London now specialise in transforming Georgian and Victorian townhouses into space age technology hubs. One example is The Lancasters development on Bayswater Road, overlooking Hyde Park. The developer, Northacre, has demolished almost everything behind the Grade II listed stucco facade, creating a new concrete structure behind...chief executive John Hunter says, 'purchasers in the million-pound-plus price bracket are attracted to the grandeur of period London buildings yet expect state-of-the-art technology".

Lifestyles - China | 01 November 2009
"Northacre Plc.has committed itself to the renovation of London's classic architecture without destroying the capital's rich architectural landscape through the ingenious use of 'facadism'...Northacre are transforming 192,000 square feet of prime real estate in the heart of London into 77 spectacular lateral and duplex apartments as well as two complete town houses with private entrances".
"Given the exclusive location, one could only expect it to be matched and even exceeded by the apartments themselves and Northacre is unlikely to disappoint the discerning buyer."

Premier Construction | 01 November 2009
"In a complex feat of engineering, the entire facade of The Lancasters, a grand terrace of 15 French Renaissance style ambassadorial residences, constructed between 1856 and 1865, will be restored to its former glory".
"The grandeur of The Lancasters will be re-evoked in line with Northacre's principle � to revive and rejuvenate beautiful buildings to their former glory with unstinting attention to detail. Northacre's experienced team of master craftsmen use specialist artisan skills, many long forgotten by today's builders. Original features will be painstakingly repaired to the most exciting standards. The Lancasters has been designed to demonstrate the perfect blend of traditional features coupled with contemporary finishes and amenities for modern day living".

FT How to Spend It - Superior Interiors | 01 October 2009
"Architects and designers are increasingly recognising double-volume height to be a new interpretation of luxury, challenging the usual notion of floor area as the benchmark of desirability...Northacre has introduced double-height rooms into many of its residential developments, including The Phillimores in west London."

Vedomosti, Overseas Property Supplement (Russia) | 01 October 2009
"Bayswater is unique: it is in close proximity to Hyde Park, Mayfair and Park Lane", says John Hunter, chairman of the board of directors at Northacre, "All of these areas are undergoing significant changes: small hotels are being renovated back into homes, shops and restaurants, changing the infrastructure of the area. As developers of The Lancasters, we have are taking on a great responsibility which will launch a large-scale revival of Bayswater to rival the popularity of neighbouring Kensington, Mayfair and Knightsbridge".

Matchbox | 01 August 2009
"The Lancasters are likely to be soon joining The Bromptoms and The Phillimores as one of the capital's most coveted addresses. Northacre, the group behind these Chelsea and Holland Park developments, has identified Bayswater as being among the most undervalued residential enclaves in London. Their answer? 77 apartments-in-progress behind the instantly recognisable Grade II-listed fa�ade, currently under heavily scaffolded wraps, overlooking Hyde Park".

Showhouse, July 09 | 01 July 2009
"Work with Northacre is in rich and planning-sensitive areas such as Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster."

Constructor & Architect | 01 July 2009
"A landmark Grade II listed building overlooking Hyde Park in Central London is undergoing a major revival by Northacre Plc � the exclusive residential property development company who over the last 20 years have successfully revived and created more than �1.5 billion of Central London's most distinguished addresses".

The London Magazine | 01 May 2009
"The area north of Hyde Park is getting better and better, what with the Blairs moving there and the major Northacre 'revival' scheme at The Lancasters".

FT - How To Spend It | 24 April 2009
"In the high-end residential sector, garages are go. For nowadays it's not what's on top but what lies beneath that carries the gold standard of the landmark London address�"One year of our three-year building programme at The Lancasters Hyde Park involves digging down to put in the underground car park," says John Hunter, CEO of Northacre, which is developing the scheme".

Dubai Real Times | 01 April 2009
"The company's success has been built on experience and a strong skill base for generating added value with passion for quality at every stage"

Financial Times | 14 January 2009
"Northacre is developing The Lancasters on Bayswater Road overlooking Hyde Park. When the 77 apartments are available in 2010, residents will drive through private gardens to a main gate, where their cars will be valet-parked� John Hunter, Northacre chief executive [says]�"The attraction of gated developments is the appeal of moving your threshold from your front door to your front gate � the security that brings."

Evening Standard - Homes & Property | 09 January 2009
"More significantly, developer Northacre, which specialises in earmarking undervalued spots on the edge of prime areas, has singled out Bayswater as the place to be."

Financial Times | 13 December 2008
"Liam Bailey advises buyers to also look at other "interesting areas" that are relatively nearby, such as Bayswater and Paddington, across Hyde Park from Knightsbridge, which he expects to take off in the next 10 years. Another confident developer, Northacre, is at work here � rebuilding The Lancasters on Bayswater Road, the longest terraces overlooking Hyde Park�"

International Herald Tribune | 12 December 2008
"In one of the largest and most complex projects of its kind in London, the developer of a luxury residential project along Hyde Park, The Lancasters, entirely gutting the building, to preserve its ornate, historically protected fa�ade� After 13 months of work the building looks like a movie backdrop� Northacre, a veteran of luxury redevelopment projects in London"

Construction News | 27 November 2008
"Northacre�specializes in transforming dilapidated historic buildings in London into premium properties�"

Evening Standard - Homes & Property | 05 November 2008
"Developer, Northacre, whose posh-flats pedigree includes schemes such as The Bromptons in Fulham Road and The Phillimores in Holland Park says, The Lancasters is not only about a building's revival, it also marks the area's revival."

FT - House & Home | 18 October 2008
"� Northacre, a residential property company in London that specialises in "fa�adism" � a form of redevelopment in which a building's exterior is retained while the original interior structure is replaced."

Show House | 01 September 2008
"Northacre is now well placed to deliver three new major landmark developments into the prime residential sector, which in the medium term, demonstrates a chronic shortage of supply."

KBB Space | 01 August 2008
"Over the last 15 years, Northacre has garnered an enviable reputation for reviving and creating more than �1.5bn of central London's finest new addresses�"

Spears Wealth Management Survey (WMS) | 01 July 2008
"The CEO of Northacre embraces risk. Without it, he says, there is no gain�. Their key word: revival. 'We recognise the market's insatiable appetite for a new build quality product that retains the nostalgic character of London's past'."

The Times - Bricks & Mortar | 02 May 2008
"�a popular trend pioneered by the developer Northacre: the creation of ultra-modern homes behind period facades. "They are less obvious, more discreet � until you open the doors and see the transformation."

The Daily Telegraph - Property | 19 April 2008
"John Hunter of Northacre comments "The whole method of working the planning process has become more of an art. I often describe the business as value engineering� and it requires tenacity to get."