The Component:

import {..., AfterViewChecked, ElementRef, ViewChild, OnInit} from 'angular2/core'
@Component({
    ...
})
export class ChannelComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewChecked {
    @ViewChild('scrollMe') private myScrollContainer: ElementRef;

    ngOnInit() { 
        this.scrollToBottom();
    }

    ngAfterViewChecked() {        
        this.scrollToBottom();        
    } 

    scrollToBottom(): void {
        try {
            this.myScrollContainer.nativeElement.scrollTop = this.myScrollContainer.nativeElement.scrollHeight;
        } catch(err) { }                 
    }
}
 

The Template:

<div #scrollMe style="overflow: scroll; height: xyz;">
    <div class="..." 
        *ngFor="..."
        ...>  
    </div>
</div>