Project highlight

The development is in a prime spot, right alongside the Leeds to Liverpool Canal.

Thistle St, Edinburgh

Thistle St is a quiet street within the Edinburgh world heritage site. Our plans are to convert an under-utilised, listed office building to provide high quality and low carbon apart hotel rooms. Working with Glasgow-based architectural studio O'Donnell Brown, the proposal is to add a roof extension and make low impact structural changes, bringing this building back to life.

Key facts

Under-utilised listed office building within Edinburgh world heritage site

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension, low impact structural solutions and material palette

Net zero operational carbon after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

Latitude Blue

Latitude Blue is our second phase at the previous site of Doncaster Monkbridge Iron and Steelworks, a mixed-tenure housing scheme in a canalside location.  There will be new public realm and retail, and the scheme will eventually link to the city centre via the 'Holbeck Viaduct Project'.

Key facts

Brings the total Latitude development up to 951 homes

Mixed tenure

Designed by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher

Funded by Bridges Fund Management

Planning granted

Thistle St, Edinburgh

Thistle St is a quiet street within the Edinburgh world heritage site. Our plans are to convert an under-utilised, listed office building to provide high quality and low carbon apart hotel rooms. Working with Glasgow-based architectural studio O'Donnell Brown, the proposal is to add a roof extension and make low impact structural changes, bringing this building back to life.

Key facts

Under-utilised listed office building within Edinburgh world heritage site

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension, low impact structural solutions and material palette

Net zero operational carbon after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

Water St, Leith

This historic whiskey bond within the Leith conservation area is in a fabulous location near the waterfront and tram stop. Our plan is to repurpose the building, which is currently used as a warehouse and workshop, transforming it to low carbon accommodation. Proposals include a roof extension and new landscaping, improving the streetscape and giving this corner of Leith a sensitive facelift.

Key facts

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension and new courtyard

Low impact structural solutions and material palette

Highly efficient operationally after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator Sonder (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

Team

HubCap is headed-up by Miles Keeley, with the full support of the experienced HUB team. Miles returns to HUB after three years at BlackRock, bringing an entrepreneurial energy to this exciting initiative. He is exploring opportunities in cities across the UK, including a live pipeline in London in addition to the projects in Edinburgh.

Thistle St, Edinburgh

Thistle St is a quiet street within the Edinburgh world heritage site. Our plans are to convert an under-utilised, listed office building to provide high quality and low carbon apart hotel rooms. Working with Glasgow-based architectural studio O'Donnell Brown, the proposal is to add a roof extension and make low impact structural changes, bringing this building back to life.

Key facts

Under-utilised listed office building within Edinburgh world heritage site

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension, low impact structural solutions and material palette

Net zero operational carbon after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

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Project highlight

The apartments have been designed to be highly energy efficient, and will be available to buy or rent in this well-connected but affordable part of London

HubCap is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HUB, set up to deliver low carbon urban living projects in key UK cities. HubCap’s focus is on emerging residential models, prioritising sites that are currently offices or other commercial uses. These projects will bring vibrant communities to corners of popular neighbourhoods which need reinvigorating.

Water St, Leith

This historic whiskey bond within the Leith conservation area is in a fabulous location near the waterfront and tram stop. Our plan is to repurpose the building, which is currently used as a warehouse and workshop, transforming it to low carbon accommodation. Proposals include a roof extension and new landscaping, improving the streetscape and giving this corner of Leith a sensitive facelift.

Key facts

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension and new courtyard

Low impact structural solutions and material palette

Highly efficient operationally after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator Sonder (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

Project highlight

The development is in a prime spot, right alongside the Leeds to Liverpool Canal.

Team

HubCap is headed-up by Miles Keeley, with the full support of the experienced HUB team. Miles returns to HUB after three years at BlackRock, bringing an entrepreneurial energy to this exciting initiative. He is exploring opportunities in cities across the UK, including a live pipeline in London in addition to the projects in Edinburgh.

Thistle St, Edinburgh

Thistle St is a quiet street within the Edinburgh world heritage site. Our plans are to convert an under-utilised, listed office building to provide high quality and low carbon apart hotel rooms. Glasgow-based architectural studio O'Donnell Brown has developed a proposal involving low impact structural changes, to bring this building back to life.

Key facts

Under-utilised listed office building within Edinburgh world heritage site

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Low impact structural solutions and material palette

All electric after refurbishment, with potential to be net zero operational carbon

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

Project highlight

Creating a new mixed-use sustainable community in a great location close to Edinburgh city centre 

Ludgate Hill, London

30-32 Ludgate Hill is a heritage building in central London just moments from St Paul's Cathedral

Thistle St, Edinburgh

Thistle St is a quiet street within the Edinburgh world heritage site. Our plans are to convert an under-utilised, listed office building to provide high quality and low carbon apart hotel rooms. Working with Glasgow-based architectural studio O'Donnell Brown, the proposal is to add a roof extension and make low impact structural changes, bringing this building back to life.

Key facts

Under-utilised listed office building within Edinburgh world heritage site

Retention of building structure saves nearly 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension, low impact structural solutions and material palette

Net zero operational carbon after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

Water St, Leith

This historic whiskey bond within the Leith conservation area is in a fabulous location near the waterfront and tram stop. Our plan is to repurpose the building, which is currently used as a warehouse and workshop, transforming it to low carbon accommodation. Proposals include a roof extension and new landscaping, improving the streetscape and giving this corner of Leith a sensitive facelift.

Key facts

Retention of building structure saving 90% embodied carbon

Roof extension and new courtyard

Low impact structural solutions and material palette

Highly efficient operationally after refurbishment

Pre-let to apart hotel operator Sonder (subject to planning)

Architect: O’Donnell Brown

Status: Planning in progress

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