Hoxton Square

Hoxton Square began as a calculated real estate venture in the late seventeenth century when Judge Robert Pitfield laid out the area as one of the first garden squares in London. He envisioned an upscale residential enclave for the wealthy elite who wanted to escape the overcrowding of the city center. The square served as an early example of suburban planning designed to attract wealthy merchants and professionals with its central green space and surrounding grand townhouses.