The Marque, Cambridge

The Marque

The Marque is the tallest residential development in Cambridge, England.[1][2] The building is nine storeys tall[3] and overall the development comprises 130 apartments.[4]

The three-floor penthouse is the highest residence in the city and is 2,697 square feet (250.6 m2).[5] It was priced at £1.3 million, sold to a Chinese investor who immediately sold it on to a British buyer.[2]

The building made the shortlist for the 2014 Carbuncle Cup for the ugliest building of the year.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Marque". Cambridgeshire Live.
  2. 1 2 Latham, Laura (20 December 2012). "A University Town attracts International Buyers". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Bloomfield, Ruth (10 July 2014). "Cambridge Leads Oxford in Real-Estate Growth". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cambridge flats The Marque 'failed to meet expectations'". BBC News. Cambridgeshire. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Marque by Frank Shaw Associates". Royal Institute of British Architects. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Carbuncle Cup: The Marque, Cambridge by Cambridge University department of architecture". Building Design. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hated Cambridge building The Marque is up for the Carbuncle of the Year award". Cambridgeshire Live. 2 August 2014.

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