Hoola Apartments, Royal Victoria, E16

It is suitably fitting that a place with such a rich trading heritage should provide high-quality rental accommodation for the corporate professionals of today’s London. Built on the site of the old Royal Victoria Dock, Hoola is a stunning new property development that, like its predecessor, dominates the Thames shoreline near the Olympic Park. It is well connected, too, as residents wishing to enjoy the shopping and dining facilities of Westfield Stratford need only travel half a dozen stops on the DLR.

Apartments here range from studio to one, two and three bedroom units and all provide residents with panoramic views from fluidly designed balconies. Apart from the inspiring sight of the Thames and O2 Arena, there is also the ingeniously landscaped grounds that are a combination of tasteful horticulture and dramatic water features. The interiors are flawlessly finished using high quality materials and workmanship to great effect. On-site amenities include a gym, business suite and concierge service.

The nearest rail connection is Royal Victoria which is one DLR stop away from the new Crossrail route at Custom House which will link Canary Wharf, Central London and Heathrow Airport. Other, more leisurely forms of transport are the Emirates Cable Car service, which crosses the river to Greenwich and the Thames Clipper River Bus which departs from there to Docklands and Central London.