{"id":11156,"date":"2013-02-22T15:33:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T15:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=11156"},"modified":"2013-02-22T15:33:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T15:33:42","slug":"the-changing-face-of-coldharbour-lane-brixton-gated-communities-and-more-tescos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-changing-face-of-coldharbour-lane-brixton-gated-communities-and-more-tescos\/","title":{"rendered":"The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets<\/a>, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent shops.<\/p>\n

However, that looks likely to change as Tesco are now rumoured to be opening up yet another\u00a0supermarket on the site\u00a0of the old Brixton Co-op bike shop<\/a>, opposite the Prince Albert pub.<\/p>\n

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If it is indeed a Tesco opening up, it will certainly prove handy for the new residents of the adjacent Clifton Mansions, an upmarket gated development\u00a0by uber-rich property\u00a0developers\u00a0Lexadon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once home to a thriving \u00a0arts community and one of the oldest squats in Brixton<\/a>, the entire building was evicted in July 2011<\/a>\u00a0 after a particularly grim eviction party<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As work continues apace on\u00a0refurbishing\u00a0 the old squats, Lexadon<\/a> are keen to use the building’s ‘edgy’ past to help flog it to potential\u00a0purchasers:<\/p>\n

Clifton Mansions were originally built in 1896 as housing for workers at the nearby Brixton Theatre (now the Ritzy Cinema).<\/p>\n

The residential property had been famously squatted in the early 1990’s for 10 years and was home to Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller and folk-punk band The Pogues.\u00a0All now vacant, substantial refurbishment is now underway to comprise 22 self-contained apartments and 4 commercial units.\u00a0The apartments will keep most of the original features set around the ultra-modern high-specification kitchens and bathrooms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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