Arada London applies for 720 co-living homes and 404-bed hotel at Elephant & Castle
The UAE-based developer has submitted plans to Southwark Council for two towers at 99-101 Newington Causeway, the former Salvation Army headquarters.
Arada London has submitted a planning application to Southwark Council to redevelop the former Salvation Army headquarters at 99-101 Newington Causeway, close to the Elephant & Castle roundabout. The plans include 720 homes and a 404-bed hotel.
The UAE-based developer bought the 1980s, 10-storey office block in December last year. The Salvation Army UK & Ireland had used the site as its home before the charity moved to Denmark Hill in 2023.
Arada proposes two towers linked by landscaped gardens, with new pedestrian routes to Elephant & Castle station and the new town centre. PLP Architecture designed both.
The first tower would rise 37 storeys and contain 720 co-living units. It would also have social spaces, a cafe and a co-working hub with more than 9,000 sq ft of office space for local freelancers and start-ups.
The second tower would be 24 storeys and hold the 404-bed hotel, with all-day dining and an open-plan lobby. Both blocks have a concrete facade and a stepped profile, which the developer says fits the area's industrial character and emerging skyline.
Steve Harrington, planning director at Arada London, said the plans would deliver homes, a hotel and workspaces, cafes and meeting places for residents, visitors and local start-ups and independent workers.
Andrei Martin, a partner at PLP Architecture, said the aim is for the different uses to overlap, with a green public area at ground level. The scheme would be Arada's first co-living development anywhere in the world.
