Built Environment Networking Blog: London News

Greystar acquires BtR site in Stratford

Greystar and Lifestory have exchanged contracts on an attractive BTR scheme, Stratford Mill, for £20 million. Consisting of 245 units, the site is located adjacent to Pudding Mill Lane station and benefits from excellent transport links into central London. Construction on site is due to commence in the second quarter of 2024, with completion anticipated […]

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Greystar acquires BTR site in Stratford, London

LONDON, 21 June 2023 – Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing, today announced it has acquired an attractive build-to-rent (“BTR”) site in Stratford, east London, with an existing capital partner, in the latest phase of its successful growth strategy in the UK. […]

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Greystar acquires the Crown Trading Estate in Hayes for £26.5m

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing, has acquired the Crown Trading Estate in Hayes, west London for £26.5 million in an off-market transaction for a managed fund. Greystar plans to develop 407 purpose-designed apartments (318 build to rent and 89 affordable) for […]

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Greystar secured £68.5m debt facility from Societe Generale for London scheme

Greystar, a global leader in the investment, development and management of real estate, including rental housing, logistics, and life sciences, today announces the close of a £68.5 million debt facility, arranged by Societe Generale. The brownfield site will be regenerated for Greystar’s Stratford Mill project to provide 247 apartments. 42 of these will be affordable […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Greystar secures planning consent to enhance rental-housing led regeneration of the Bermondsey Biscuit Factory in London

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC (“Greystar”), a global leader in the investment, development, and management of high-quality rental housing, has secured planning approval from Southwark Council for amendments to its build-to-rent development located at the former Peek Freans biscuit factory site in Bermondsey, South London. The amendments build on the established design principles of the […]

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Greystar submit plans to unlock key development site in Croydon

Greystar has submitted plans to Croydon Council for One Lansdowne. These proposals unlock a key development site in central Croydon that has been earmarked for development for a long time. Designed by HTA Design, the plans will deliver 783 new high-quality rental homes across two buildings of 35 and 47-storeys, a new public green square, […]

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Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK team up for Mayfair transformation

A new joint venture between Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK, the European operation of leading Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan, has been formed to deliver a key element of a sustainable mixed-use development in London’s Mayfair. Focusing on the 263,000 sq ft North and South blocks of the South Molton Triangle scheme, the partnership […]

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Hampshire Trust Bank completes £21.1m development finance facility

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £21.1m development exit and construction loan facility for a mixed-use development in North London. The client was developing 48 high-quality apartments and two commercial units, as well as providing a new park for the local community. The broker, Adam Stiles of Helix Structured Finance, contacted HTB for the […]

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Harlow Embarks on a Cultural Transformation: £20m Arts Quarter Plan Submitted

Harlow’s town centre is set for a major transformation with the recent submission of a planning application for the £20 million Harlow Arts and Cultural Quarter. This initiative, focusing on the redevelopment of Playhouse and College Square, has received validation from the council’s planning team, with public consultations poised to begin soon. The project, backed […]

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Harlow regeneration demolition to begin

The Occasio House, a former private youth housing complex in Harlow, has been demolished as part of a £20m redevelopment plan to rejuvenate the town centre. The site, located at Playhouse Square, has been vacant since 2016 and was previously used as accommodation and a service centre for young people. The redevelopment plan includes the […]

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Havering Council Eyes Compulsory Purchase to Drive £451m Romford Regeneration

Havering Council has set its sights on a comprehensive £451 million regeneration project in Romford town centre, planning to utilise compulsory purchase orders as a means to progress. The ambitious initiative, set to transform Bridge Close, encompasses proposals for the development of 1,070 homes, a new school, a health centre, and several commercial units. Despite […]

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