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24/10/2011

King's Cross Appoints Kier To Build £42m Arthouse

King's Cross Central Limited Partnership and Kier Group are delighted to announce the agreement of the contract to construct the £42 million Arthouse at the 67-acre King's Cross development in London.

The scheme comprises 143 high quality one, two, three and four-bed residential units (including 29 Registered Social Landlord units) over eight floors. The building also includes commercial units at street level and 37 basement parking spaces.

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Arthouse is located on York Way, beside the Regent’s Canal, and will be part of the brand new postcode, London N1C.

The project will start on site in October 2011 and be completed in the final quarter of 2013.

This project follows on from the successful completion of the T1 Energy Centre by Kier at the King’s Cross development and will run concurrently with other projects presently being undertaken by Kier at the development site.

King's Cross is being developed by the King's Cross Central Limited Partnership, which brings together Argent Group PLC, London & Continental Railways Limited and DHL Supply Chain.

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