When Apple signed to take 500,000 square feet of office space at Battersea Power Station in 2016, it was a huge vote of confidence in a high-profile regeneration scheme that was still under construction and many were sceptical if it would ever be delivered. At the time, it was one of the largest central London office transactions and marked a turning point in how global businesses viewed emerging districts, especially after the Brexit vote when London’s status as a global business hub was being questioned. A decade on, that foresight feels more relevant than ever.
Hines has added to its €5 billion (£4.31 billion) European logistics platform with the purchase of a prime industrial estate in West London from Blackstone.
The owner of The Shard, London's tallest tower, has released 20,075 square foot of refurbished offices on Level 10 as the first phase of a wider programme of workplace improvements.
True North Management, the specialist London flexible living investment and operating platform anchored by Swiss Life Asset Managers, has secured funding from international bank and wealth manager Investec Bank for a flexible living development at 18–22 Crown Lane, Morden.
Chinese occupiers are expanding across the UK’s industrial market, with leasing activity extending beyond big box warehouses into urban micro logistics facilities.
ReAssure has sold the freehold in Waterford House in 1–7 Waterford Road in Fulham, London, to a private investor for £14.5 million, reflecting a net initial yield of 7.75%.
Having opened after the peak of the COVID pandemic, it would be easy to assume that St James Quarter in Edinburgh struggled to find its feet during its early years, as people rediscovered physical retail and city centres.
NEW YORK — There are four factors that Virgin Hotels Collection Chief Development Officer Greg Doman considers when deciding whether to add a new hotel to the company's portfolio.
Nilesh Patel, principal at commercial property consultancy Prideview Group, says it is hard to put a price on the advantages of working with his close family.
Warehouse developer Padrock has submitted plans to speculatively develop a 245,000-square-foot multilet industrial and logistics scheme in Elstree, Hertfordshire.
LEAP Legal Software, the global legal technology company, has signed for a 12,500-square-foot office at Battersea Power Station’s 50 Electric Boulevard, more than doubling its presence at the London development.
Brookfield Properties reduced total carbon emissions across its 5-million-square-foot London office portfolio by 28% last year, according to its Sustainability Report, published today.
London Square has completed the acquisition of Lillie Square, a large residential development in West London close to the Earls Court development, from Shaftesbury Capital.