Keltbray has landed the piling work package for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’s new 29-storey hotel.
The engineering specialist confirmed that it had started on site, making preparations for the foundations.
The facility was initially approved as part of the permission granted for the £1bn Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2016, but the club applied to alter the design of the building last year, increasing its height by six storeys.
The hotel will consist of 180 rooms, as well as 49 residential apartments, along with 69 car parking spaces.
The football club said the updated plans took into account the new provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022.
The revised designs, by F3 Architects, also slimmed the hotel’s base to make it “appear more slender” when viewed from east and west.
Haringey Council approved the changes in December 2023, and last month London mayor Sadiq Khan’s office announced it had opted not to intervene, meaning work was able to proceed.
It has been reported that the club aims to have the hotel open before the 2028 UEFA European Football Championship, for which the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be a host venue.
The club told reporters at the opening of the stadium in 2019 that it was in discussions with builders for the project, but plans were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A main contractor has yet to be named.
A section 106 condition attached to the modified project’s planning permission states that the contractor must be a member of the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
In 2016, the club also won planning permission to develop three residential towers close to the hotel, which is on the southern side of the stadium. Construction News understands that those builds are not close to starting.
Tottenham Hotspur FC confirmed that Keltbray is carrying out the piling work, but the club declined to comment further on the project.
After winning the local authority’s planning permission in December, it said: “The club now looks forward to working with Haringey Council on a wider masterplan for the area to deliver more homes, jobs and leisure activities critical to the delivery of the hotel.”
In October, the football club lost the legal challenge it brought against Lendlease’s £2bn scheme close to the stadium, called High Road West, which involves the construction of a new neighbourhood, including six tall buildings and a public park.
