The area around Waterloo station is undergoing a metamorphosis, and at its heart is Southbank Place, a £1bn riverside development on the site of the former Shell Centre. The final phase of Belvedere Gardens, a 20-storey residential block, will be released on Wednesday: 19 two- and three-bedroom flats that start at £2.25m, rising to £6.5m for the biggest three-bedder.
London SE1 from £2.25m
Kitted out in swanky designs by the luxury interiors firm Goddard Littlefair, they have private terraces or juliet balconies from which to enjoy views of Jubilee Gardens, the London Eye, the Thames and the Houses of Parliament, or of Country Hall and Southbank Place’s public squares. Residents and visitors arrive in-style – the entrance lobby is a double-height space with a marble floor and an oligarch-worthy contemporary chandelier that cascades into the centre of the room. 020 7001 2600, southbank-place.com