Livat Hammersmith is a

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and

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complex located off King Street in

Hammersmith Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. ...

in the

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. Along with the other Livat Centres, it is operated by the Ingka Centres division of

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. It was formerly known as the Kings Mall. The complex consists of a shopping centre, car park, Ashcroft Square and Sovereign Court housing estates, and the One Lyric Square office building.

History

The complex was designed by

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and developed by St Martins Property Group. Residential apartments situated above the mall were constructed in 1973, whilst the shopping centre itself was officially opened on 3 April 1979 by

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and the then Mayor of Hammersmith. The development originally came with a 950-space car park. It also included two office buildings constructed in the mid 1970s. The five-acre site is split into two parts. The southern part, containing the main shopping centre, the original housing estate above it and one of the office buildings, is situated off King Street, to the south of the

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railway line, and located between Lyric Square to the east and Leamore Street to the west. The northern part, originally containing the car park and other office building, is located to the north of the

railway line off Glenthorne Road, with Beadon Road to the east and Leamore Street to the west. The northern and southern parts of the complex are linked via a covered footbridge over the

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and Picadilly line railway lines at the first floor level of the shopping centre. The only other amenities at the first floor level are public toilets and access to the original housing estate. In 2011, the owner of Kings Mall, St Martins Property Group sold it to Matterhorn Capital for £115 million. In June 2015, Matterhorn Capital sold the shopping centre on to

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for £153 million. In 2016, the car park and one of the office buildings were demolished and replaced with a smaller 753-space car park with new residential apartments situated above it. As of 2019, the centre is currently undergoing a multimillion-pound transformation. This includes removing the external staircases to the flats above outside each of the entrances to the shopping centre off King Street, and a complete internal refurbishment of the shopping arcade. In January 2020, Swedish furniture conglomerate

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purchased the centre, and it became one of their Livat centres.

Retail units

Livat Hammersmith as of 2019 currently has of retail space which houses around 44 retail units split into two areas: most units are off a single level shopping arcade perpendicular and parallel to King Street, whilst the remaining units directly front onto and are accessed via King Street itself.

Current tenants

Anchor stores

In 2022, a small-size IKEA store was opened (4,600 sqm). There are five other anchor stores, including a branch of

Primark Primark Stores Limited (; trading as Penneys in the Republic of Ireland) is an Irish multinational fast fashion retailer with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. It has stores across Europe and in the United States. The Penneys brand is not u ...

in Unit 1. Units 2–3 are occupied by

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...

(who relocated from a smaller Sainsbury's Central branch opposite the east entrance of Kings Mall in 2005). The other anchor stores are

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(the only original tenant left and whose shop includes a

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in-store concession), H&M and New Look.

Shopping arcade outlets

As of 2019, the main shopping arcade outlets are

, Wilko,

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Specsavers Specsavers Optical Group Ltd is a British multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australasia and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasse ...

, Warren James, The Entertainer,

Card Factory Card Factory is a retailer of greeting cards and gifts in the United Kingdom founded in Wakefield by Dean Hoyle and his wife Janet. The first store opened in 1997, and by 2020 the company had over 1,000 stores. The company also operates two ...

, Clarks,

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, EE, O2 and Ping Pong Parlour.

King Street outlets

As of 2019, the main King Street outlets are

, H&M, New Look,

Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. is an Americans, American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and operating in 28 countries. Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in ...

Holland & Barrett Holland & Barrett (H&B) is a multinational chain of health food shops with over 1,300 stores in 16 countries, including a substantial presence in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, ...

Toni & Guy Toni & Guy (stylised as TONI&GUY) is a British international chain of hairdressing salons founded in the UK in 1963 by brothers Toni and Guy Mascolo. History In 1963, Toni Mascolo and his brother Guy opened their first salon in Clapham, Londo ...

Wasabi Wasabi (Japanese: , , or , ; ''Eutrema japonicum'' or ''Wasabia japonica'') or Japanese horseradish is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan and the Russian ...

Costa Coffee Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse chain with headquarters in Dunstable, England. Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. ...

Patisserie Valerie Patisserie Valerie is a chain of cafés that operates in the United Kingdom. The chain specialises in cakes, and its menu included continental breakfasts, lunches and teas and coffees. The company went into administration in January 2019, prior t ...

NatWest National Westminster Bank, commonly known as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom based in London, England. It was established in 1968 by the merger of National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank. In 2000, it ...

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and

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Former tenants

Unit 1 used to be occupied by

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, but now houses a branch of

. Units 2–3 were originally operated by

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, but this has been a

since 2005. A combined

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and

Early Learning Centre The Early Learning Centre (ELC) is a British retailer that sells toys aimed at younger children. It is part of The Entertainer (through its parent company TEAL Group Holdings). It was a subsidiary of Mothercare until 2019. History The origin ...

branch was previously where H&M currently is, whilst

River Island River Island is a London-based, multi-channel fashion brand, founded in 1948 by Bernard Lewis. The retailer has a presence in over 125 of worldwide markets, in stores and online. Best known for its trend focused womenswear offering, River Isla ...

was in the unit which New Look now leases.

Superdrug Superdrug Stores plc (trading as Superdrug) is a health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom, and the second largest behind Boots UK. The company is owned by A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd which is part of the A.S. Watson Group. It ...

and

Poundland Poundland is a British variety store chain founded in 1990. It once sold most items at the single price of £1, including Closeout (sale), clearance items and proprietary brands. The first Pilot (experiment), pilot store opened in December 19 ...

formerly had branches right in the centre of the shopping arcade, but both relocated to be on the opposite side of King Street itself, outside of the Kings Mall Shopping Centre.

Shopping arcade outlets

The main shopping arcade outlets were

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, Utopia,

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, Dixons,

Clintons Clintons, previously branded as Clinton Cards, is a chain of stores in the UK founded in 1968 by Don Lewin and known for selling greeting cards, together with soft toys and related gift products. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange a ...

, Mrs Florist,

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and Feast Canteen.

King Street outlets

The main King Street outlets were

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, Oxygen Red,

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and

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Car park

The car park serves Livat Hammersmith and the wider Hammersmith area. It is situated to the rear of the development off Glenthorne Road, on the other side of the

railway line.

Original car park

When Kings Mall opened in 1980, it originally came with a 950-space four storey multi-storey car park developed by St Martins Property Group. The size of this car park meant that not only could it serve the customers of the Kings Mall Shopping Centre, but it could also be used by people visiting other areas in Hammersmith town centre or even commuters using the Hammersmith tube stations.

Current car park

When St Martins Property Group sold Kings Mall in 2011 to Matterhorn Capital, plans were drawn up to demolish the multi-storey car park off Glenthorne Road along with the adjacent West 45 office building off Beadon Road, and replace it with a mixed use development by St George (part of

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), to be called Sovereign Court. The plans include erecting a single building with heights ranging from 4–17 storeys, plus two basement levels, to provide a smaller 700-space replacement public basement car park, new ground floor commercial floorspace and 418 new homes with 53 residential parking spaces and 460 cycle spaces.

Residential apartments

Livat Hammersmith is home to two housing estates: Ashcroft Square and Sovereign Court.

Ashcroft Square

Ashcroft Square is a

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housing estate which consists of seven blocks of flats arranged around a central courtyard. The development is situated right on top of the main shopping centre itself. It was originally built in 1973 by St Martins Property Group and the dwellings were constructed using brick and concrete. The flats are leased to

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on full repairing and insuring leases, with responsibility for repairs and maintenance being split between the landlord and the council.

Sovereign Court

Sovereign Court is a luxury housing estate which is situated on the other side of the

railway line with the basement car park beneath it. It was originally built in 2019 by St George (part of

). It is one large building with heights ranging from 4–17 storeys comprising 418 luxury apartments with 53 residential parking spaces and 460 cycle spaces.

Office buildings

Livat Hammersmith has also been home to two office buildings: One Lyric Square and West 45.

One Lyric Square

One Lyric Square is a 14-storey Grade A office building consisting of of accommodation. It was constructed in the mid 1970s and is situated adjacent to the east side of the Kings Mall Shopping Centre, taking its name from the Lyric Square market place area situated in front of it. As of 2019 the first eight floors are leased to The Office Group.

West 45

West 45 was a former eight storey office building consisting of of accommodation with each upper floor having approximately of office space. It was constructed in the mid 1970s and is situated off Beadon Road on the other side of the

railway line. It was demolished in 2014 to make way for the Sovereign Court housing development.

Transport connections

Livat Hammersmith is easily accessible by both private and public transport: *

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: Two Underground stations serve the centre – both the

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(housing the Piccadilly and District lines tube station), and the separate Hammersmith & City and Circle lines tube station located on the other side of the A315 road, are only a short walk away. *Bus: Bus stop U is located outside Unit 1 49-63 King Street (currently occupied by

, and previously occupied by

Central and then

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), opposite the east entrance of the Kings Mall Shopping Centre. It is served by routes 27, 190, 266, 267, 391, H91, N9 and N11. *Road links: The development has a car park. This is accessed via turning right off King Street (after travelling past the entire centre and Leamore Street), onto Cambridge Grove and then turning right again onto Glenthorne Road, past the other side of Leamore Street with the car park situated on the right beneath Sovereign Court.

Gallery

Kings Mall, Hammersmith 03.JPG, Primark in Kings Mall (shopping arcade entrance) Wilko, Kings Mall, Hammersmith 01.jpg, Wilko in Kings Mall shopping arcade Tiger, Kings Mall, Hammersmith 01.jpg, Tiger in Kings Mall shopping arcade H&M, King Street, Hammersmith.jpg, H&M in Kings Mall (King Street entrance) Holland & Barrett, King Street, Hammersmith.jpg, Holland & Barrett in Kings Mall (King Street entrance) Wasabi restaurant, King Street, Hammersmith 01.jpg, Wasabi in Kings Mall (King Street entrance) King Street, Hammersmith 20.JPG, Kings Mall Shopping Centre U bus stop, outside Poundland, Unit 1 49-63 King Street, opposite the Kings Mall east entrance

References

External links

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Sovereign Court
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History

Retail units

Current tenants

Anchor stores

Shopping arcade outlets

King Street outlets

Former tenants

Shopping arcade outlets

King Street outlets

Car park

Original car park

Current car park

Residential apartments

Ashcroft Square

Sovereign Court

Office buildings

One Lyric Square

West 45

Transport connections

Gallery

See also

References

External links