The headquarters of police efforts to catch London's infamous Victorian-era serial killer, Jack the Ripper, is getting a new lease of life as a five-star hotel, where a VIP suite will cost as much as £10,000 (€11,480) a night.
The headquarters of police efforts to catch London's infamous Victorian-era serial killer, Jack the Ripper, is getting a new lease of life as a five-star hotel, where a VIP suite will cost as much as £10,000 (€11,480) a night.
London developer Galliard Group has teamed up with The Crown Estate, manager of state-owned properties held in the name of the British monarch, to create the seven-floor hotel at 3-5 Great Scotland Yard in the UK capital.
3-5 Great Scotland Yard was the first home of London's Metropolitan police from 1829 to 1890 and was the headquarters for the investigation into the Ripper killings which started in 1888. The culprit was never conclusively unmasked. The Metropolitan police department moved to its current home - known as New Scotland Yard - on Broadway in 1890. 3-5 Great Scotland Yard was then used by government departments.
Galliard's plan will convert the Grade II listed Edwardian building into a £100 mln hotel with 235 bedrooms over 8,500 m2. Opening is scheduled for 2016.
Stephen Conway, chief executive of Galliard Group, said: 'Our vision is to create one of London’s most outstanding 5-star hotels. It really is a blue-chip building with grand architecture, a fascinating history and large dramatic interiors. The street is quiet and tranquil yet on the doorstep of London’s most famous landmarks including Trafalgar Square, No.10 Downing Street, the Mall and Buckingham Palace.'
