Chapter 34 The best opportunity
After returning to the apartment, Barron met Yulia.
“How was it going to Kenton Borough Council?”
"In your name, I met with Mr. Mayor. After stating that we had received the news that King's Cross would undergo an overall transformation, he did not directly deny it, but said that the plan was not finally adopted, and that in Prior to this, a consultation meeting involving representatives of all relevant personnel will also be held..."
King's Cross is located in the center of Camden, one of the 33 boroughs of Greater London.
Here, the chief of the administrative district is also called the "mayor", which is somewhat similar to the district chief in China.
Camden has always been a relatively underdeveloped area in London. Among the top 100 "poor residential areas" in London rated at the end of the last century, King's Cross accounted for 24 of them!
Data from 2001 show that compared to the London-wide average unemployment rate of 4%, the unemployment rate in Camden was as high as 7%.
In terms of physical environment, King's Cross is an industrial "brownfield", leaving a large number of industrial relics in urgent need of renovation and a serious lack of public space.
Moreover, the circulation lines in front of the two railway stations are chaotic, which affects their efficiency as a transportation hub.
Therefore, from the perspective of the development of the entire region, King's Cross is the center of the Camden district. Under the background that London is increasingly becoming an important global financial center and the gap in housing and office buildings is growing, it is necessary to develop Camden. District, large-scale comprehensive management of King's Cross is a necessary prerequisite.
After searching for a lot of information and confirming this, Yulia agreed with Barron's judgment for the first time, and actively began to assist him in the layout of the "Siamese triplets" gas tank land.
"What is your conclusion? Ms. Moore."
"My initial feeling is that Kenton is definitely formulating a plan for the King's Cross area, but it has not yet been finalized - even if it is determined, there are still many procedures that need to be carried out before the final plan is finalized. . But what is going on in the world, in addition to needing more information, we also need some clearer signals, but I am afraid that by that time, this news will no longer be considered a secret among quite a few circles."
Indeed, if Barron's purpose this time is just to develop his own piece of land, then there is no need to take any more action and he just needs to wait for the final news to be announced.
But Barron's ambitions don't stop there. You must know that London is the core location of Britain, but as the earliest country to industrialize, so far, it is not that easy to acquire land in London.
Land like those owned by the Duke of Westminster's family in London is enough to make anyone's mouth water.
But at this time, if you want to enter real estate development, the most prosperous areas in London are already too crowded to accommodate - and Camton, or more precisely the King's Cross area in its center, because of its relatively backward development before, "slum areas" "They are all crowded together, so those big real estate developers are not active in developing here.
There was once a saying among Londoners: everyone would only pass by King's Cross, but not go to King's Cross.
This shows how bad the environment here was at that time.
But Barron knew that when he came here in his previous life, King's Cross had undergone earth-shaking changes, especially around the CBD, which had become London's emerging commercial center. He was the only one who still had the impression. There are British headquarters of well-known companies such as Google, Facebook, Louis Vuitton and Nike.
Therefore, for Barron at this time, if he wants to participate in the real estate industry in London, a global financial center where housing prices will continue to rise in the next decade or so, he must get as much real estate as possible in King's Cross. His best opportunity in recent years was to find land that was much cheaper than other prosperous areas, and to participate in the renovation plan of the entire King's Cross area.
"Is there any result about the situation of the nearby land?"
"I looked up the land information around King's Cross Station. After investigation, there is a warehouse area of about 3 hectares to the west of our family's gas storage tank. The owner changed the owner a month and a half ago and now holds this land. The company is none other than the real estate company owned by Viscount Bute."
Yulia took out a map near the King's Cross area and placed her finger on the plot of land marked on it to introduce it.
That plot is immediately adjacent to the gas storage tank plot, on its west side.
Her finger crossed the map again, landed on a mark on the south side of the gas tank land, and continued:
"The other land parcels have not been changed and should have nothing to do with Viscount Bute. However, this parcel of land, covering an area of about 2 hectares, was traded just a month ago, and the current owner is another company. It’s just that the owners of this company also belong to the Bute family.”
After Yulia's introduction and looking at the marks on the map, Barron already understood.
No wonder Viscount Bute is so interested in the land where his family's abandoned gas tanks are located. It turns out that he has now acquired at least two plots of land in King's Cross, and the "Siamese Triplets" are located exactly on these two plots. between the ground.
If he buys the land owned by his family, Viscount Bute will be able to connect the two pieces of land he has acquired before. This will add up to a huge land of 11.5 hectares, which can be used for more types of land. type of planning to achieve maximum business benefits.
But if he can't get this land, except for his two smaller pieces of land, he will have fewer planning options. On the one hand, if the abandoned gas storage tank land is not developed for a long time, his land will be built. The future value of the project will have a huge negative impact; but if the Cavendish family develops it on its own or cooperates with others, although it will be relatively more beneficial to Viscount Bute, there is also the possibility that the other party's construction will eventually cost Cavendish It happened that the Xu family benefited in vain.
At this time, Barron fell into memories... In the warehouse area, when he came to King's Cross Station in his previous life, there seemed to be a hotel, which looked relatively luxurious...
The other piece of land is next to a park. It seems to be a shopping and leisure entertainment complex by the Regency River. It has a very unique shape.
After confirming these, Barron raised his head, looked at Yulia, and said:
"Ms. Moore, please continue to investigate whether there are other plots of land in the King's Cross area that you are willing to sell, as well as a general valuation. I hope to complete these as soon as possible."
"There is no problem with this, I will complete it as soon as possible..."
Yulia hesitated for a moment and said:
"But Your Highness the Duke, the current renovation plan in King's Cross is just our speculation. Not to mention that there may not necessarily be suitable land for sale there. Even if there is, there is still a risk. What if the renovation plan does not pass in a few years? , then it will be difficult to withdraw funds. Moreover, our current funds..."
"I said, Ms. Moore, you should give me more credit."
Facing Yulia at this time, Barron’s face was full of confidence:
"As for the funds, have you forgotten our bet? If I'm not sure, I won't humiliate myself."
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