ACM CLADDING RECORDS

Lexington Apartments

## Building / block / estate Lexington Apartments (formerly Pembroke House)

Address

40 City Road, London EC1Y 2AN

Local Authority

Islington

Storeys / height

(Master ACM building list) Part 5 storey, part 11 storey - two joined blocks. 39.1m to roof, 39.7m to plant room, 43.8m to telecoms mast. WELL OVER
(ACM candidates) Part 5 storey, part 11 storey - two joined blocks. 39.1m to roof, 39.7m to plant room, 43.8m to telecoms mast. WELL OVER 18m

Cladding

(ACM 18m plus) ACM. Part 5 storey, part 11 storey - two joined blocks. 39.1m to roof, 39.7m to plant room, 43.8m to the telecoms mast
(ACM candidates) ACM (named in planning application: Removal of all Aluminium Composite Materials (ACM) cladding panels at the property)

Owner / Landlord

Original design architect

NOT FOUND for either era
NOT FOUND for either era - neither the 1959 architect of Pembroke House nor the 1997 conversion architect is named in any source located

Built 1959 as Pembroke House; converted to 89 residential units 1997 (leases 999 years from 01/12/1997)

Remediation ref/date

(ACM 18m plus) P2020/0918/FUL
(ACM candidates) P2020/0918/FUL 30/03/2020

Remediation lead

NOT FOUND - the 1997 conversion is when the facade was formed, and its architect is not named in any source located

Litigation

Source / Evidence / Links

  • (Master ACM building list) ACM. Part 5 storey, part 11 storey - two joined blocks. 39.1m to roof, 39.7m to plant room, 43.8m to the telecoms mast
  • (ACM 18m plus) Islington committee report (storeys, metric heights, 1959 origin and 1997 conversion); Savills auction particulars; Companies House 03315727; Islington planning record via the PlanIt national ACM search
  • (Master ACM building list) Removal of all Aluminium Composite Materials (ACM) cladding panels at the property
  • (ACM candidates) HIGH on storeys, height and dates, from an Islington committee report. Architect unresolved. EWS1 A1 stated in 2023 auction particulars
  • Confidence: HIGH on height and dates. ARCHITECT NOT FOUND for either the 1959 building or the 1997 conversion. EWS1 A1 stated in the 2023 auction particulars
  • Workbook source(s): Master ACM building list (row 30); ACM 18m plus (row 30); Master ACM building list (row 118); ACM candidates (row 17)

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