By Dave Rogers2021-03-15T06:00:00+00:00 Developer hoping to make start on central London job this autumn Laing O’Rourke is battling Sir Robert McAlpine in the race to build a new mixed-use scheme for Derwent on London’s Baker Street. The pair are the remaining two left in the race for the work at 19-35 Baker Street which is believed to have a price tag of close to £100m. Designed by Hopkins Architects, Derwent is planning for work to start on site this autumn Designed by Hopkins, work involves knocking down a series of existing buildings on Baker Street, George Street and Blandford Street and replacing them with a mixed-use scheme of around 297,000 sq ft which will include 52,000 sq ft of residential and 28,000 sq ft of retail.