This place sparked my interest when I was looking at British Royal Residences.
Cambridge House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interesting. Thank you for the link, LQ!
Here is what I found in addition to the place, which seems to be better known as the
Naval and Military Club in PIccadilly.
From:
The crumbling empire of a £2 billion property tycoon | News
Officials in
Westminster have been thinking the same thing about the former Naval and Military Club on Piccadilly. This Grade I listed building is known affectionately as the In and Out Club because of the prominent signs on the entrance and exit. The club moved to new premises in 1996 and sold the house to Halabi's company.
Among London houses, the late Palladian mansion is considered a gem. It is the former home of Lord Palmerston, one of
Queen Victoria's most celebrated prime ministers, and its location at 94 Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park and
Buckingham Palace, gives it a very special status.
Halabi wanted to turn it into a luxury hotel that would rank with anything in the world. He has planning permission to do precisely that but nothing seems to be happening, apart from a bit of demolition at the rear.
The only use to which Palmerston's old home is currently being put is as a handy place to park Halabi's cars. When he is in his nearby office, his
Range Rover, or his black Hummer, with their distinctive BSH number plates (his first name, which he rarely uses, is Bassam), are often parked in the In and Out driveway. Since Halabi paid £50 million for the house, it is probably London's most expensive parking spot."
That was in 2007. By 2009 Halabi put the estate (it includes more than Cambridge House) up for Sale. It is still on offer. Here's the link to the estate brochure including pics from the inside and floor plans. Somehow I don't see it's practical for the Duchy of Cornwall to buy that estate but then...
http://residential.joneslanglasalle.co.uk/pdf/sales/Piccadilly Estate Brochure.pdf
Enjoy!