Canary Wharf Group completes construction of Wood Wharf's biggest residential building

Canary Wharf Group has completed the construction of its residential development One Park Drive.

This topping out celebrates a milestone in the progress of its new Wood Wharf district. The scheme has been designed by Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron.

One Park Drive is now the biggest residential building in Wood Wharf, standing at 215 metres above ground.

Canary Wharf Group has achieved the topping out of its landmark residential development One Park Drive, celebrating a milestone in the progress of its new Wood Wharf district.

Designed by Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron, One Park Drive is the tallest residential building in Wood Wharf. The development is home to 483 apartments, with a hopeful completion date of 2020.

Brian De’ath, director of residential sales at Canary Wharf Group, said: “We are thrilled to have topped out at One Park Drive.

“The development is our signature building at Wood Wharf and is set to become a new icon of the London skyline, offering the best in city and riverside living. It is an incredibly impressive structure and a real contrast to the traditional skyscrapers of Canary Wharf.”

Wood Wharf is a new 23-acre neighbourhood within the Canary Wharf estate, master-planned by Allies and Morrison Architects.

Formed from reclaimed land, Wood Wharf will be home to up to 3,600 new apartments, 350,000 sq ft of shops and restaurants, two million sq ft of office space, a new NHS doctor’s surgery and two-form primary school.