High life “Topping out” at West End Landmark
Oct 22Milestone In Construction Of W London-Leicester Square
Wednesday 14th October, 2009 – One of Ireland’s leading property developers the McAleer & Rushe Group yesterday held a prestigious ‘topping out’ ceremony on the roof of the Capital’s most significant hotel development in decades, marking the countdown to the globally anticipated 2010 hotel opening of the sleek and contemporary cool W London-Leicester Square.
McAleer & Rushe Group’s Managing Director Eamonn Laverty commented, “To reach this milestone in today’s economic environment is a great achievement for all involved. Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels securing Starwood Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s most prestigious hotel operators, and the introduction of their W Hotel brand to the UK is testament to the significance of this truly unique and innovative development.”
This complex project represents a major step forward within the wider regeneration of Leicester Square and was only made possible through close collaboration between the project team at W Hotels, Westminster City Council, McAleer & Rushe Group’s design team led by Jestico & Whiles Architects and First Trust (AIB) Bank.
Situated on a half-acre site in the heart of the West End, the new development will provide a landmark gateway to Leicester Square. The 210,000sq.ft building will provide contemporary lifestyle experience comprising of a 192 innovative bedroom hotel with 11 branded residences, signature ‘SWEAT’ fitness facility, ‘W The Store’, the ‘W Lounge’ welcome experience, as well as signature restaurant and destination bar concepts, together with an additional 35,000sq.ft flag ship retail unit at ground level and basement which are available for lease separately through commercial agents CBRE.