Some people have asked questions about the eastern side, such as why it looks as if there are only three floors, so I thought I would clarify as much as I understand it.
It currently (23 March 2015) looks like this photo, with three floors of apartments. Obviously, none of the landscaping work has been done. I must admit the concrete 'box' in the foreground is a bit of a mystery. Will it be removed or does it form part of the wall? Will it be a section of the stairs down to this rear garden?
(You can also see for the first time the edge of the old flour mill facade, where it almost touches the road barrier. That was a squeeze for the road builders).
Below is what the original model looked like. You can see the ground floor level is actually below the level of the driveway, and it clearly shows the four storeys. This external ground floor area will have seats and planters and links at the same level as the ground floor of the lifts. So you can walk through the main atrium, past the lifts and into this area if you are a resident. It's not supposed to be open to the 'public'. It's not apparent from the actual photo above whether this area will be accessed from the rear as shown in the model below. Perhaps the stairs down from the back are about to be built.
This photo also makes clearer what the roof garden will be like on top of this lower building, open to all residents. It looks both east and west and should be a good space.
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