The Royal Star & Garter Homes has selected award-winning residential developer London Square to undertake the restoration and conversion of its historic Grade II listed Richmond Home in West London. The Charity, which provides nursing care and therapeutic treatment for disabled ex-Service men and women, and London Square have exchanged contracts for £50 million for the 2.5 acre landmark site, which includes the Ancaster House building, next to Richmond Park Gate. The main building dates from 1924 and is 181,543 sq ft in total, over eight storeys. The sale is conditional on planning consent and on a change of use from a care facility to residential. Designed by Sir Edwin Cooper, and overlooking Richmond Park and the River Thames, the Royal Star & Garter’s Richmond Home was established in 1916 under the auspices of Queen Mary to treat ex-Servicemen returning from the First World War. The Charity offered the property for sale last year and plans to move its residents this summer to its purpose-built, state-of-the-art new care home in Surbiton. London Square will be working closely with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the local community to produce a residential scheme which does full justice to the wonderful heritage of this Grade II listed building Adam Lawrence, Chief Executive, London Square, said: “The Star & Garter Home is a famous London landmark on the Thames at Richmond, distinguished for the work the Charity has undertaken for nearly a century and celebrated as a glorious architectural gem. We are thrilled to be selected to undertake the restoration and conversion of such an important building.” Mike Barter, Chief Executive of the Royal Star & Garter Homes, said: “The Richmond Home was established on this site in 1916 and it has played a central role in our rich history ever since. Our residents have always come first, and this building can regrettably not be adapted any further to provide the facilities and quality of care which they deserve. The Charity is in the process of investing £53 million in three new purpose built care homes with state-of-the-art facilities: our first new home opened in 2008 in Solihull, West Midlands; our new Surbiton Home will be completed this summer; and we are planning to start constructing another new home in Buckinghamshire in the near future. The sale of our Richmond buildings will help the Charity deliver its exciting plans for providing care for our brave ex-Service men and women for very many years to come.”