The Orchard EC1, Islington

The Orchard promises to be “beautifully crafted boutique living” with spacious light-filled rooms on Pear Tree Street. Mount Anvil developed the adjacent Central Square. It acquired the project from Silvertown Properties in 2011.

Claremont Close, Islington

Claremont Close is off Claremont Square, on land owned by the New River Company. Originally occupied by cab proprietors, a coach builder and similar trades, flats were built in 1935 and restored after bomb damage during World War II.