Hilton confirmed the new hotel this week alongside its announcement that the Hampton by Hilton in Waterloo will open in 2013:
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It appears from Estates Gazette that the site is now up for sale with the Hilton management contract. I was told a few weeks ago that construction is unlikely to re-start for some months. Would think that means a 2012 opening is increasingly less likely...
Does anyone know the status of this massive construction site?
I met someone from Better Bankside in July who said the dispute between the two owners was resolved and that construction would start after the Olympics. There also was a consultation for an amendment in the permit in July that the Southwark Council website says is now approved. But the building site is still idle and no work seems to be going on.... we've had this massive whole in the ground for two years...
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