Islington, London · EC1V
Lexicon Building, 261 City Road
Lexicon, delivered by Skidmore Owings & Merrill - the engineers behind the worlds tallest building Dubais Burj Khalifa - is situated in a prime location bordering Angel, Shoreditch, Clerkenwell, and Farringdon. Its 36-storey tower defines the spirit of the development and its 146 one, two and three bedroom private apartments take their lead from the culture and energy of the Lexicon's location.
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Lexicon, delivered by Skidmore Owings & Merrill - the engineers behind the worlds tallest building Dubais Burj Khalifa - is situated in a prime location bordering Angel, Shoreditch, Clerkenwell, and Farringdon. Its 36-storey tower defines the spirit of the development and its 146 one, two and three bedroom private apartments take their lead from the culture and energy of the Lexicon's location. No other development in Islington is taller, bolder or more inspiring. Featuring: 146 private 1, 2 and 3 bed homes for sale Residents' spa, pool and gym, as well as steam and sauna rooms Waterside location with canal side retail and cafés Parking spaces available for sale Located in a Zone 1 transport hub Lexicons superb canal side location sits beautifully within London's booming east and central neighbourhoods balanced by Shoreditch and Kings Cross either side. Nowhere else in London can boast such accessibility to a rich and diverse mix of entertainment, social, cultural delights within easy reach. Its impossible to deny Lexicons ability to inspire. Please enquire to discuss any off-market opportunities we may have in this development.
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0.3 milesto Old Street Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 10.7 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 30.0 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · within the UK legal limit
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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