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The Guardian<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n The outcome of the fight may help shape London\u2019s future skyline. In one corner is a Texan millionaire DJ and property developer who has put forward plans for a 20-storey office block in Brixton, next to a conservation area and the district\u2019s famous Electric Avenue.<\/p>\n Taylor McWilliams\u2019s property company Hondo, which owns most of Brixton market, claims the proposal will \u201cdeliver\u201d 2,000 jobs in the area and generate \u00a32.8m every year for the local economy.<\/p>\n In the other corner is a group of residents whose fierce opposition has been joined by Historic England and the Victorian Society, which this month wrote to the mayor of London,\u00a0Sadiq Khan<\/a>, saying the proposal no longer had merit in a post-Covid future where more people would be working from home….<\/p>\n \u201cThis area of Brixton has avoided the intensive development which has blighted many of London\u2019s historic urban centres,\u201d said Olivia Stockdale, conservation adviser for the society….”<\/p>\n There were reports that the development had already been approved by the mayor. An email was circulated that appeared to confirm Khan had given the go-ahead. But this was later attributed to an administrative error….<\/p>\n Joe O\u2019Donnell, Victorian Society director, called on Khan to consider whether London needed more office space. \u201cThis is an opportunity to respond to what is wanted by the local community….<\/p>\n \u201cA thorough research into the character and history of Brixton from both an architectural and a cultural point of view allowed us to propose a scheme which is at the same time innovative and contextual.\u201d [Hondo said]<\/p>\n