Since 2004, Quintain has been working on one of London’s largest development schemes, Wembley Park, transforming long-neglected space around the National Stadium into a vibrant new district of London.
2004- Outline Planning Consent granted
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Outline consent was secured for a transformational 5m sq ft mixed-use development with the vision of making Wembley Park a great place to be once again. Work began on site in 2005.
2006 - The OVO Arena Wembley re-opens (formerly Wembley Arena)
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Created in 1934 as the Empire Pool, we undertook a substantial renovation of the listed Arena, preserving the original pool beneath the auditorium, introducing state-of-the-art acoustic treatments to transform the sound quality of events and rotating the building to face the new Stadium so the two venues could ‘connect’ at the heart of Wembley Park.
2006 - Arena Square opens
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The first major piece of public realm to be completed, Arena Square was designed to create a natural link between the new Stadium and historic Arena. Fountains, music and lighting displays are incorporated in the infrastructure, proving particularly popular in the summer time with families and before major events.
2008 - First residents move in
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The first 286 apartments were opened within Forum House, bringing a new style of living to the area. Arranged around a green courtyard, every apartment has a balcony and residents are supported by a concierge in reception.
2010 - Quadrant Court opened
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Located next to Forum House, 234 apartments were opened within Quadrant Court. Again, the residents’ garden at the centre was complemented by private external space for every household.
2012 - APT Student Accommodation opened
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This 660-bedroom student accommodation development was introduced as an early piece of animation to the site. The London student market continues to flourish and students increase economic and social activity in the areas they are located, bringing financial benefits to the local community.
2012 - Hilton London Wembley Hotel opened
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Hilton London Wembley Hotel, the first 4-star hotel within five miles of the Stadium, opened in time for the London 2012 Olympics. This accommodated athletes competing at the adjacent Stadium and Arena and brought large-scale conferencing and banqueting facilities back to the area. 150 new jobs were created.
2012 - Wembley Park Boulevard and Wembley Lawns
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Creating beautiful, inclusive places where people want to spend time is an important feature of our work at Wembley Park and six acres of green space have been created to date. Wembley Park Boulevard is pedestrianised, lined with landscaped lawns that offer visitors and residents an informal place to socialise.
2013 - Brent Civic Centre Opened
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2,000 employees re-located to Wembley Park with Brent Council’s opening of their award-winning Civic Centre in 2013. The building, designed to be the greenest public building in the UK, further augments the local conferencing facilities with an auditorium, amphitheatre, meeting rooms and Winter Gardens, as well as wedding gardens for civil ceremonies, a major library, civic facilities and local retail needs.
2013 - London Designer Outlet (LDO) opened
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With over 70 great shops, restaurants and coffee shops, London Designer Outlet brought the concept of outlet shopping to London for the first time. The centre, which also includes a nine-screen cinema, attracted 5m visitors in its first year of trading and brought 1,000 new jobs to Wembley Park. Ten years later, annual footfall has risen to over 7m and the LDO has enjoyed exceptional financial growth, despite pressures on the retail and casual dining markets.
2014 - Playpark created
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The creation of this free, all-weather playpark at the heart of Wembley Park has been one of the most popular additions to the development. The playpark attracts over 120,000 children a year, due to a combination of engaging design and the siting of parent-friendly coffee shops offering sun-drenched terraces just a few feet away.
2014 - Market Square created and Olympic Way revitalised
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7,000 shrubs and 1.2 km of hedging were planted across Wembley Park during 2014, many of them at Market Square and along the famous processional route, Olympic Way, which leads from Wembley Park station to the Stadium. More trees from across the world were planted along Olympic Way in 2018 which was an award winning public realm improvement.
2016 - Emerald Gardens opened
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475 more homes opened around an acre of private gardens during 2016. Alongside the affordable and private homes, the development contains 141 Build to Rent homes that were retained and leased to stabilisation by Quintain Living.
2016 - The Yellow opens
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The Yellow Pavilion was Wembley Park’s first community centre. Originally opened to the community back in 2015 in a location off Olympic Way, the centre was then moved in July 2016 to make way for the construction of NW07/08. It has since been re-branded as "The Yellow", and moved to its permanent premises on Sir Humphry Repton Lane in 2018.
2017 - Alto opens
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The Alto development completed in November 2017 and is composed of 362 apartments across four blocks, which range from nine to 19 storeys with a podium garden and water features. Vivo is the affordable block managed by Network Homes and consists of 31 homes, whilst Belcanto and Pienna, are two residential for sale buildings made up of 211 apartments. The fourth building, named Alto, was leased to stabilisation by Quintain’s residential rental operator Quintain Living, and was the third building under its management. As well as 120 homes, Alto also includes a Residents’ Lounge and Kitchen, and a roof terrace with views across London.
In 2018 the Alto development won RESI 'Development of the Year' awarded to Quintain and our masterplanning architects, Flanagan Lawrence.
In addition to Wembley Park’s Novotel and Hilton hotels (not owned by Quintain), a new Premier Inn was completed in July 2018. The hotel is leased by Whitbread from Quintain on a 25 year contract.
Adjacent to Wembley Stadium and a short walk from the SSE Arena, the Premier Inn provides a much needed resource for Wembley Park’s growing annual footfall of millions of visitors every year.
2018 - The Yellow moves to a permanent premises
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The Yellow is Wembley Park’s community centre. The centre was originally "The Yellow Pavilion" and based in various locations, before eventually moving to its permanent, purpose built premises on Sir Humphry Repton Lane in 2018 when it was re-branded as "The Yellow".
This highly popular community centre continues to foster community engagement, and provides classes ranging from fitness, cookery and skills classes right through to urban gardening. It aims to bring together the existing community, along with new residents, workers and students.
Landsby first opened its doors in September 2018, followed by a second phase opening in December 2018. As well as 295 apartments, Landsby offers podium gardens and shared social spaces including a private dining room. Quintain Living has partnered with John Lewis & Partners and Samsung to provide furniture and appliances respectively in an arrangement that will also apply to subsequent Build to Rent developments at Wembley Park.
Landsby is the first Quintain owned development at Wembley Park to not include private for sale properties, the first significant move in delivering homes designed entirely for rent. The majority of Landsby's apartments are managed by Quintain Living and Casa, one of Landsby's buildings, comprises 66 affordable rent and shared ownership homes.
2018 - Boxpark Wembley opens
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Boxpark – the third and largest to date in London – launched in Wembley Park in December 2018, welcoming over 110,000 visitors in the first month. It brings to Wembley Park a vast selection of independent street food vendors and a fully programmed 20,000 square foot dedicated events space. Situated along the iconic Olympic Way, a route used by millions of visitors a year, Boxpark Wembley provides a welcome addition to Wembley Park’s already impressive entertainment and leisure offering.
Alameda opened in summer 2019, comprising 340 apartments. The development is the first at Wembley Park to have been designed for rent from the outset and marks a significant change from the "one size fits all" approach often seen with rental homes in urban areas. All apartments are managed by Quintain's wholly-owned rental management brand.
Similarly to Landsby, the apartments feature John Lewis & Partners furniture and Samsung appliances. Alameda features a range of social spaces including a roof garden with a 6m outdoor cinema screen, resident lounges and a large work-from-home area.
2019 - Ferrum opens
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Ferrum, with its first phase launched in summer 2019, is Wembley Park's most distinctive BtR building. Interiors include exposed brick and pipeworks, inspired by New York warehouses. Of the development's 741 apartments, 627 are managed by Quintain Living with the others comprising shared ownership and affordable rent properties, delivered in the second phase of the development.
2019 - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre opens
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Situated in the old Fountain Studios, the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is a fully flexible 1,000 - 2,000 seat entertainment venue, including a bar, restaurant, and open air terrace. Opened in 2019 with the National Theatre's War Horse and is to welcome Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Starlight Express in 2024.
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2020 - Canada Gardens opens
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Wembley Park's flagship residential development, Canada Gardens, forms the first of three developments within the site's Eastern Lands. Completed in summer 2020 and designed for families, Canada Gardens comprises 743 homes, 303 of which as Discount Market Rent, situated around over an acre of podium garden containing a club house, allotments, BBQs, a sand pit and a pirate ship.
2020 - The Hive and Beton open
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Two ‘sibling’ buildings, Beton provides 150 new homes, 35 of which are Discount Market Rent, whilst The Hive is Wembley Park’s first Grade A commercial office building, 50% pre-let to Network Homes. Both buildings sit in the heart of Wembley Park, with retail units providing activation at ground floor. Beton is managed by Quintain's residential rental operator, Quintain Living.
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2021 - The Olympic Steps complete
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This exciting and ambitious project has been over a decade in the making. The Olympic Steps have replaced the former pedway, transforming the entrance to the National Stadium and creating much more space for a 365-day neighbourhood filled with activity. You can read more about the project here.
2021 - The Robinson opens
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The second of the Eastern Lands developments, The Robinson, is Quintain Living's most adventurous set of homes to date. With 458 apartments designed for sharers, it includes a rooftop slide, London Taxi coffee bar, work-from-home rooftop caravans and eclectic interiors.
2021 - E01/02 completes, delivering Quintain Living's Madison and affordable homes
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The final site to complete within Wembley Park's Eastern Lands, E01/02 comprises Quintain Living's Madison development, London Borough of Brent's i4B key worker homes, and Legal & General affordable homes. Madison opened in late 2021.
2022 - Repton Gardens launches
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The 10th Quintain Living development at Wembley Park, Repton Gardens has brought 396 more homes to the neighbourhood. Situated behind Boxpark, this development is inspired by nature and has a strong focus on sustainability.
2022 - North East Lands construction work begins
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North East Lands will deliver over 2,000 homes and significant green public space with the extension of Union Park. The first two plots at this quarter of Wembley Park are under construction and form the largest contract signed at Wembley Park to date.
