Plans for a ‘Jenga’-style skyscraper to be built in Blackfriars have been submitted to the council.
The 178.5-metre residential tower would be located on Stamford Street as part of a wider development if plans go ahead.
Developer Black Pearl Ltd. and architects Wilkinson Eyre have submitted plans to build a mixed-use scheme of residential, hotel and commercial office space.
It would include 227 market residential units, 64 affordable housing units, and 548 hotel rooms if approved. A new public square is also part of the plans.
In a planning statement, the developers state that their aim is to “develop and provide a range of quality homes to include private, social and intermediate housing” and “as far as possible, affordable housing provision to be provided on the site itself”.
They also plan to “introduce a live music venue to add to the borough’s cultural offering and support London’s live music industry”.
Commenters on the Skyscraper City forum have already dubbed the proposed skyscraper the ‘Jenga Tower’ and the ‘Minecraft’ building due to its blocky appearance.