Qatari Diar steps up search for contractor to carry out £200m US embassy conversion

By Jordan Marshall2019-03-13T06:01:00

Scheme by David Chipperfield involves turning Grosvenor Square landmark into luxury hotel

A main contractor to carry out Qatari Diar’s conversion of the former US embassy in London is set to be appointed by early next year, according to one of its bosses.

The firm’s chief development officer Jerry Holmes said the developer has started a “soft market engagement” in its hunt to find a main contractor to work on the David Chipperfield-designed conversion of the building.

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