In message , at 12:35:53 on
Tue, 21 Nov 2017, remarked:
On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:12:08 +0000, Recliner
wrote:


Presumably this new building will replace 55 Broadway?

I understand 55 Broadway is being retained and is subject to a sale
and lease back arrangement. This replaced the planned sale and
conversion to flats. Looking at the comments under DG's article it
seems people are being moved from right across the TfL building
portfolio including Windsor House which (I think) is being vacated.

That's interesting (and surprising) -- I though the sale and
conversion of 55 Broadway into flats was a done deal. I even did a
tour of the building that was stated to be one of the last before TfL
moved out, and some parts already appeared to be empty.

I did one shortly after in January this year as I thought there would
not be another opportunity, but only this morning I got an email
telling me the window was open for bookings for it and other places
today for those on their list. For new customers bookings can be made
from Wednesday/22.

No doubt that's one of the spin-offs from the change in plans.

They could have slowed down the emptying (ahead of refurbishment)
closure so that the remaining staff can move direct to Stratford.

Hasn't the halt in the development plan been caused by the present
Mayor getting a bit fed up with many such developments becoming an
investment vehicle for Russian Oligarchs etc to the detriment of the
needs of residential Londoners and stuck his oar in?

It'd be interesting to know. The change of heart (and the residential
plan got approval 2 years ago) will potentially make a big hole in TfL's
budget.
--
Roland Perry

In message , at 12:58:40 on
Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Recliner remarked:

You don't think it's vaguely possible that with TfL having signed a
sale/leaseback agreement that the new owner might be refurbishing them
as offices?

Quite possibly now, but that certainly wasn't the plan when I toured
the building.

That was then, this is now.

And if it's now a sale and leaseback deal, any refurbishment would
presumably be up to TfL.

As the purpose of sale and leaseback is to generate cashflow for the
tenant (and provide a home for spare cash for the new owner), I'd expect
the refurbishment to be normally part of the contribution of the latter.
--
Roland Perry

On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:21:07 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at
02:47:18 on Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Paul Corfield
remarked:

Heck TfL have even banned employees from having online shopping
deliveries delivered to their workplace in order to cut down on
the numbers of "white vans" milling around.

Whatever happened to that scheme to have online shopping delivered to
your suburban station, for collection on the way home?

I've seen Amazon lockers at Stratford (London) and Newbury Park
stations recently.

In message , at 15:23:16 on
Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Graham Harrison
remarked:

Heck TfL have even banned employees from having online shopping
deliveries delivered to their workplace in order to cut down on
the numbers of "white vans" milling around.

Whatever happened to that scheme to have online shopping delivered to
your suburban station, for collection on the way home?

I've seen Amazon lockers at Stratford (London) and Newbury Park
stations recently.

The scheme I recall was shops, I think; because you could dispatch stuff
as well as pick it up. Perhaps in spaces in the station where ticket
offices had been vacated.
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:23:16 on
Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Graham Harrison
remarked:

Heck TfL have even banned employees from having online shopping
deliveries delivered to their workplace in order to cut down on
the numbers of "white vans" milling around.

Whatever happened to that scheme to have online shopping delivered to
your suburban station, for collection on the way home?

I've seen Amazon lockers at Stratford (London) and Newbury Park
stations recently.

The scheme I recall was shops, I think; because you could dispatch stuff
as well as pick it up. Perhaps in spaces in the station where ticket
offices had been vacated.

Yes, that was mentioned, though I've not yet noticed any former ticket
offices reused for other purposes. Most still seem to be occupied by the
remaining station staff, and of course the ticket machines are often
attached to the walls of the offices, with access required to their rear.

In message 889141230.532972489.014105.recliner.ng-
, at 16:04:55 on Tue, 21 Nov
2017, Recliner remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:23:16 on
Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Graham Harrison
remarked:

Heck TfL have even banned employees from having online shopping
deliveries delivered to their workplace in order to cut down on
the numbers of "white vans" milling around.

Whatever happened to that scheme to have online shopping delivered to
your suburban station, for collection on the way home?

I've seen Amazon lockers at Stratford (London) and Newbury Park
stations recently.

The scheme I recall was shops, I think; because you could dispatch stuff
as well as pick it up. Perhaps in spaces in the station where ticket
offices had been vacated.

Yes, that was mentioned, though I've not yet noticed any former ticket
offices reused for other purposes. Most still seem to be occupied by the
remaining station staff, and of course the ticket machines are often
attached to the walls of the offices, with access required to their rear.

Here's one story:

http://www.cityam.com/218175/sainsbu...tch-transport-
londons-tube-station-click-collect-scheme

On-Topic: even mentions 55 Broadway.
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:
In message 889141230.532972489.014105.recliner.ng-
, at 16:04:55 on Tue, 21 Nov
2017, Recliner remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:23:16 on
Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Graham Harrison
remarked:

Heck TfL have even banned employees from having online shopping
deliveries delivered to their workplace in order to cut down on
the numbers of "white vans" milling around.

Whatever happened to that scheme to have online shopping delivered to
your suburban station, for collection on the way home?

I've seen Amazon lockers at Stratford (London) and Newbury Park
stations recently.

The scheme I recall was shops, I think; because you could dispatch stuff
as well as pick it up. Perhaps in spaces in the station where ticket
offices had been vacated.

Yes, that was mentioned, though I've not yet noticed any former ticket
offices reused for other purposes. Most still seem to be occupied by the
remaining station staff, and of course the ticket machines are often
attached to the walls of the offices, with access required to their rear.

Here's one story:

http://www.cityam.com/218175/sainsbu...tch-transport-
londons-tube-station-click-collect-scheme

On-Topic: even mentions 55 Broadway.

That's from a couple of years ago, so it doesn't address the issue of
if/how TfL is reusing the space released by the closed ticket offices. I
think the pickups in the linked article are in station car parks.

In message
-sept
ember.org, at 16:54:12 on Tue, 21 Nov 2017, Recliner
remarked:

The scheme I recall was shops, I think; because you could dispatch stuff
as well as pick it up. Perhaps in spaces in the station where ticket
offices had been vacated.

Yes, that was mentioned, though I've not yet noticed any former ticket
offices reused for other purposes. Most still seem to be occupied by the
remaining station staff, and of course the ticket machines are often
attached to the walls of the offices, with access required to their rear.

Here's one story:

http://www.cityam.com/218175/sainsbu...tch-transport-
londons-tube-station-click-collect-scheme

On-Topic: even mentions 55 Broadway.

That's from a couple of years ago,

Yes, product launches gone wrong do tend to be like that.

so it doesn't address the issue of
if/how TfL is reusing the space released by the closed ticket offices. I
think the pickups in the linked article are in station car parks.

The another outfit with gullible backers was planning on that.
--
Roland Perry

On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 8:44:34 PM UTC+5:30, Basil Jet wrote:
On 2017\11\18 12:57, tim... wrote:

does it get an extra large square on the Monopoly Board?

It's surprising it has a place on the monopoly board or the tube map
when the street itself doesn't exist.

Would a cabbie not be able to take you there? Old Bond St was Bond St.
Bond St now would refer to the Old & New together ...

or to a Bond St elsewhere in London:
https://assets.londonist.com/uploads...875/bond_1.jpg