Billionaire's Ultra-Luxury Mayfair Library

0:00On March 30, British billionaire John Codwell is behind one of London's wildest real estate projects at 1 May fair, a 2 billion-pound complex, with 29 ultra-ludgery homes. Think three pinhouses each price at 200 million pounds, plus lateral apartments in townhouses starting at 35 million. The whole setup spans 300,000 square feet, complete with a health spa and a 20-meter swimming pool dug 90 feet underground. To top it off, Codwell tapped an aristocrat for the Crown Jewel, a 1,000 book library stocked with London's literary elite from Classics 2, Modern Hits. He's enlisted 81-year-old Peregrine Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire, known as Stoker, to curate the collection to his upscale book salon, Haywood Hill. Stoker and his team, including Sun and Lawn Nikki Dunn, specialize in building private libraries for the super-rich. They focus on biographies, memoirs, diaries, and novels tied to London.

1:01Think key figures, local authors, and contemporary voices. It's like the library at the Bulgaria Hotel in Knightsbridge, but dialed up for this spot. The curation runs about 250,000 pounds, which Stoker calls a steel, next to million dollar paintings. Basically the cost of one. Artwork for these buyers. Meanwhile, demand is insane, with over 600 people on the waiting list despite average prices near 70 million pounds per unit. Set to wrap up this spring, one may fare will smash records outpacing the old Champ I Hyde Park. Codwell's vision nails that blend of old-world craft and next-level flair, redefining peak luxury living in the city.