UK: Operator Dandi and its partner Dukelease have announced the opening of Dandi Wembley – a coliving scheme with 355 apartments and two floors of amenity space.
The scheme was fully let within 91 days of coming to market and is located above Wembley Park’s London Designer Outlet.
Dandi now has a pipeline of 1,673 units with a GDV of £520 million. It intends to develop 15,000 units in London to create a £5 billion portfolio.
Dandi Wembley offers studio and one-bedroom apartments with space management solutions that allow each home to be configured into five different “modalities” throughout the day: sleep, exercise, work, eat and play. The scheme also includes amenity spaces and access to a curated cultural and social events programme.
Dandi Wembley apartments start at 255 square feet and are designed to maximise space. Each apartment features a “floating bed”, 50-inch smart TV, kitchenette with marble worktops and splashbacks, a bathroom with a rainfall shower, floor-to-ceiling storage, and air purifying systems. The furniture is created by Dandi’s in-house design team and manufactured at the Dandi facilities in West London.
Ali Reza Ravanshad, founder of Dandi, said: “We are delighted to launch our flagship coliving scheme in Wembley after 17 years of continuous innovation and improvement while working on smaller London schemes. This process won’t stop here. Dandi is a family business, and we truly believe in creating homes that enrich people’s lives. This is why we challenge norms. We want to make better living spaces available to more people. Here at Dandi Wembley we have developed homes in which people can enjoy their own beautiful private spaces while being part of something bigger, a community that interacts in a range of elegant, shared spaces – what we call the theatre of life.”
“Our vision isn’t only about what we create but how we create it. We have established our own supply chain and built our own factory in West London, which means we can maintain total control over quality and sustainability. From product design to manufacturing, construction to management, we want to do things the right way. We want to reimagine city living,” he added.
Dandi Wembley’s two floors offer amenity spaces with floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic views of the city. Curated by lifestyle director Samir Kerchiched, whose previous experience spans Momo, Sketch and W Hotel amongst others, the scheme’s communal spaces include a café and lounge Bar, coworking and meeting space.
Located on the 16th floor of Dandi Wembley, Dariana Café is open for membership. Non-residents can apply for free membership for full access to the space, which features trees and a fountain under a retractable glass rooftop. Dariana Lounge Bar offers a self-service drinks station and in-house mixologist for residents, co-working members and their guests.
Dandi Wembley’s cultural and social events calendar aims to offer residents and members access to a programme of wellbeing and personal growth activities, including supper clubs, micro-theatre performances, mental health sessions and live music.
“Coliving undoubtedly presents a unique opportunity to combat the housing affordability challenge that London is facing. Together with Dandi, we have placed huge importance on the quality of the finishes and functionality of the design to provide an enhanced way of living that is aspirational for our residents,” said Richard Leslie, CEO of Dukelease Properties.
