N1rvana is a six-storey, 70-flat development that has been built by Fairbriar Homes on the site of the old Sam Collins Music Hall in Islington. Built in 1850 but burnt down in 1958, the hall hosted performances from London luminaries including Marie Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin. Its replacement is being spearheaded by the theatrical supremo Sally Greene, who wants the new music hall to become a headlining theatre, like the Donmar Warehouse under Sam Mendes (think Nicole Kidman, Emily Watson, Gwyneth Paltrow, all of whom Mendes has contrived to get on stage).
But the theatre is some way off; today’s launch is for 20 flats, which range from £265,000 (one bedroom) to £565,000 (two bedrooms). They all have the Elle Deco accoutrements (bowl-shaped basins, curved