Work Gathering Pace on Andre Balazs' Debut London Hotel

This former fire station on Chiltern Street in London's Marylebone, W1, is rumoured to be on its way to becoming a 36 room Andre Balazs hotel. As a huge fan of Balazs hotels - in particular the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, where my wife and I spent an insanely great night around 14 months ago - I'm seriously excited at the idea of a Balazs a short walk from my front door. There's been no word yet on when the hotel will complete and open - I'm going to ask one of the builders next time I'm passing by.