Manex Properties, the joint venture between AMANO Group and Excellion Capital, has secured planning consent to transform the Waterman House office building in Central London into a AMANO hotel.
The 73-key boutique hotel will also feature a new ground floor food retail concept designed to activate the street frontage. The revised consent for the site will materially improve the nine-storey building’s operational functionality and reconnect Waterman House with its architectural heritage.
The 25,000 sq ft building at 41 Kingsway has stood vacant for more than a decade and fallen into severe disrepair.
Philip Rokeach, director at AMANO Group, said: “Our vision to bring Berlin’s flair to London was already validated by the exceptional performance of Hotel AMANO Covent Garden. Securing planning consent for Waterman House was an important next step in expanding our AMANO brand in the city.”
Robert Stafler, director at AMANO UK and Manex Properties, added: “Securing planning permission is a major milestone. The approval enables our office-to-hotel conversion and increases the room count to 73 keys. It improves building design, operational functionality and street level presence. We are delighted to start the restoration of Waterman House later this year to bring this long derelict landmark asset back to life.”
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