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Information on the Kew Bridge development by St. George’s

Final St George’s liaison meeting

On Thursday the 26th of May George Cross (RP Director), Mo Bowyer (RP Resident), Stephen Angell (Boat Owner) and Sean Chappell (Senior Construction Manager, St George) held the final liaison meetings – the aim of which is to raise any issues with the development next door and for St George’s to keep us abreast with progress.

The following are highlights of the meeting:

There are now 2 residential units left to sell.
The trees that have died (due to poor drainage) are going to be replaced.
The development is moving towards a completion date of end of July 2016. The next commercial unit to open will be a Fullers owned Cider & Pizza restaurant, which will face onto the square.
For information – the square created by the removal of the marketing suite is within the demise of the St George development and is not owned by Hounslow Council.
The building abutting Regatta Point is the last phase of the development to complete and will be finished at the end of July. At that point the public walkway to the river will have re-opened (during daylight hours) and the hoarding that restricts visibility when exiting Regatta Point car park will have gone.
Discussions with the Council regarding works contracts are being finalised to re-lay pavements, move bus stops inwards, reduce pavement width by one metre and lower services in order to provide a cycle lane outside St G’s. When the works are being carried out alternative pathways for pedestrians will be available on the front of the development. This work has been delayed by contractual negotiations and is expected to start towards the end of July and take 12 weeks.
As St G’s vacate the development RP’s primary contact going forward will be Premier Estates who operate the site on StG’s behalf. First point of contact should be via the concierge.
George Cross expressed his thanks to Sean Chappell and StG’s for the positive and professional way in which they have collaborated with Regatta Point during the development.

No further meetings are planned.

Directors’ Meeting 22nd March 2016

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The Directors of Regatta Point Freehold Limited met for a regular meeting in order to discuss various matters arising in the running of the building. The following are highlights of the discussions.

Fire Enforcement Notice – work is now complete and was delivered at a fraction of the expected cost. New “In case of fire” procedures to be implemented. Carpets to be deep cleaned.
Lobby – work to be done to touch up paint work and buy new furniture and trees for pier.
Gym – work to be done to refurbish (remove wall, install windows, re-decorate).
St George’s and Bugler developments coming to a close. All items are in hand.
St James are proving very responsive to lorry issues when raised.
Sauna – ongoing issues with operation and damp. Drain now unblocked so watching brief to see if this improves the situation.
Windows – directors to meet again once residents’ questionnaire responses have been collated and surveyor has reported on state of windows.

Next meeting 7^th June 2016 19:30

St. George’s Liaison Meeting – February 2016

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On Thursday the 11th of February George Cross (RP Director), Mo Bowyer (RP Resident), Stephen Angell (Boat Owner) and Sean Chappell (Senior Construction Manager, St George) held one of their regular liaison meetings – the aim of which is to raise any issues with the development next door and for St George’s to keep us abreast with progress.

Apologies for Absence: Malcolm Wood (Land Director, St George)

The following are highlights of the meeting:

The development is moving towards a completion date of end of June 2016. More areas have already been opened up to the public and the commercial units are soon expected to have a Solicitors, Alternative Therapist and a Cider & Pizza restaurant.
There are now approximately 4 residential units left to sell. The marketing suite building is being demolished and the square will be re-laid as a public space.
Discussions with the Council and works contracts are being finalised to re-lay pavements, move bus stops inwards, reduce pavement width by one metre and lower services in order to provide a cycle lane outside St G’s. When the works are being carried out alternative pathways for pedestrians will be available on the front of the development. This work is expected to start in April and take 12 weeks.
The privacy screens on top of the oval building that were initially installed were wrong in their height and opacity. They will be replaced by lower transparent glass.
The footpath between the St G’s development and RP (which provides access to the RP car park for boat owners) will be partially opened (river to roadside building but NOT access to road) in the next weeks. Security is to be provided by gates which will lock automatically at dusk and reopen at dawn on a daily basis. St. G will provide RP with key fobs in the next few days. These will be issued By RP Caretaker to boat owners (to gain access to car park during night time hours) in exchange for the RP keys that have been allotted.
As St G’s completes the building that abuts RP, they will be moving the stairs and goods elevator next to RP. They hope to avoid encroaching on RP land but this will result in closure of the alleyway that runs alongside RP, and retention of hoarding, until the very end of the project. RP will be contacted if requirements change.
As St G’s vacate the development RP’s primary contact going forward will be Premier Estates who operate the site on StG’s behalf. First point of contact should be via the concierge.

Next meeting Thursday 26th May 2016 08:30am. Potentially the last ever meeting

Annual Residents’ Briefing

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Sorry these are a bit late but notes from the Annual Resident’s Briefing are detailed below.

Mike Crump led the presentation (pdf attached) Directors Meeting – 21st Jan 16 Final and the main points of discussions were:

Mike Crump is retiring as Chairman and Director.
Introduction of Hilary Oliver as new Director.
A promise that new appointments will be made through public invitation in future.
New Caretaker, Oscar Rivera, is settling in well.
Residents are invited to attend the regular Walk&Talk of the building in order to get a sense of the work done.
Review of 2015 accounts and why service charge increased by 9%
Gardens – new contract seems to be working well, more plants on order.
Sauna has turned into a much bigger job than expected and gym component has been dropped at this point. Will be picked up as a new project at a future point.
KewSide development is proving to be very difficult as the developers are not responsive or collaborative. There is a big focus on resolving outstanding issues before they depart – scheduled for the end of March.
St. George – very helpful developers with few issues at the moment. They have asked to erect stairs over the eastern flower planter at the front. Price is being negotiated.
St James – major work starts now but should be of limited disruption as on other side of road. Contact has been made with project manager.
Roadside windows – ball park figures of £150,000 have been received and bills would be divided be service charge according to informal legal advice. This would mean 18 flats that do not benefit from new windows would still receive substantial bills. Residents are encourage to contact the directors (directors@regattapoint.co.uk) to comment. The residents at the meeting overall asked that the project go ahead but there were several residents who had serious reservations. It will be a very complex project involving entry to all flats, big bills and complexity around the repair of internal decorations.
Works to comply with the enforcement notice issued by LFB are to start 25th Jan and take a 6 weeks. Being funded by licence fees from cranes from St George and Bugler.
Guest rooms have been enhanced in the last year.
Residents were again encourage to sign up to the website www.regattapoint.co.uk in order to be sent news items automatically. it was also pointed out the the website contains a “fix-it” form which is another way to inform the caretaker of any issues.

You’ve got to move it, move it

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In order to replace the trellis on the East wall that had been damaged by St George’s removing the existing border plants, workmen will be on site on Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd of December. They will potentially be working above car park spaces 64-67 and definitely above space 68, 91 and the motorcycle bays alongside the East wall.

Could you please move your cars and motorcycles on these days so as to provide access.

Your co-operation is much appreciated and we apologies for any inconvenience.

For more details please talk to Oscar our caretaker or email caretaker@regattapoint.co.uk