Michael Spink
Michael Alastair Spink (born April 1966)[1] is a British property developer[2] and founder of SPINK, a British architectural design practice and master builder.[3]
Michael Spink | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Alastair Spink April 1966 (age 57) Barkston Ash, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Known for | sold Park Place near Henley-on-Thames to Andrey Borodin for £140m in 2011, then Britain's most expensive home |
| Title | CEO and Founder, Spink |
| Spouse |
Maria Gripenberg (m. 2003) |
Biography
In 2011, Spink sold historic Grade II Listed country house Park Place, near Henley-on-Thames, to Andrey Borodin for £140m.[4][5] At the time, Park Place was Britain's most expensive home. In 2014, his company bought the disused Brompton Road underground station for redevelopment.[6] Fayland House, built for Spink in 2013,[7] was named best house in the Architectural Review House Awards 2015.[8][9]
Personal life
Spink married Maria Gripenberg in 2003.[9]
References
- "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "London developer lavishes space on top-end homes". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "ABOUT". spinkpartners.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- Shah, Oliver. "Meet Mike Spink — Nick Candy but without the bling". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Property tycoon plans to convert home on The Mall into £140m luxury mansion". Londonlovesbusiness.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "London 'ghost' Tube station bought for housing". Financial Times. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Fayland House - Architecture - Domus". Domusweb.it. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Is this really the world's best house? Neighbours hated Oxfordshire home so much they asked for it to be hidden". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Fayland House in Buckinghamshire by David Chipperfield Architects". Architectural-review.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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