"The building, an office block with shops on the ground floor, is at the eastern end of Oxford Street, just north of Soho Square, and sits above the possible route of the Crossrail 2 railway, if/when it is eventually built."
"Plans to redevelop a retail and office building will involve excavating an additional basement and installing new foundations to support the replacement building above."
"A report by the acoustic consultants, Sandy Brown, commissioned by ElliottWood, found that, in most cases, thanks to the distance between the foundation piles, there will be no noise from the Crossrail trains in the building above."
Redevelopment of a building on Oxford Street must account for the future Crossrail 2 route, which is protected by safeguarding rules. The project involves excavating an additional basement and installing new foundations while avoiding existing infrastructure like the Post Office Railway. Concerns about vibrations from future Crossrail trains have been addressed, with a report indicating that noise will generally be minimal. In rare cases, train movements may be faintly audible if speeds reach 100km/h, but overall, the design aims to mitigate any impact on the building's occupants.
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