Built Environment Networking Blog: London News

GPE acquires London office asset for £19m

Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) has announced it has exchanged on the acquisition of 19/23 Wells Street, W1, for £19 million (£991 per sq ft), from British Land plc. Located in the heart of Fitzrovia, the 19,182 sq ft building comprises basement, ground and five upper floors. GPE intends to convert the space to its […]

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GPE announces the acquisition of the Soho Square Estate

Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) is delighted to announce the acquisition of King Sloane Properties Limited (the Company), which owns the freehold interests at 16/19 Soho Square, 29/43 Oxford Street and 7 Falconberg Mews, W1, from Belgravia & Chelsea Property Services Limited. The cash consideration is based on a property value of £70 million (£772 […]

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GPE prices new £250m 7-year Sustainable Bond

Great Portland Estates plc (‘GPE’) announces the pricing of its first sterling denominated senior unsecured sustainable bond (the ‘Bond’). The £250m Bond will have a term of 7 years, will bear interest at a rate of 5.375% and is expected on issue to be rated Baa2 by Moody’s Investor Services Ltd. The Bond was over […]

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GPE Reports Sustained Leasing Activity and Significant Developments Across Key London Assets

Toby Courtauld, Chief Executive, said: “We are pleased to have maintained our leasing momentum, delivering a strong quarter with £6.1 million of new lettings, bringing the total for the financial year to date to £10.5 million, 7.0% ahead of the valuer’s ERV, with our Fully Managed spaces outperforming once more. With £8.8 million of lettings […]

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GPE secures resolution to grant planning permission at Minerva House

Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) announces that Southwark Council has resolved to grant planning permission for the high-quality redevelopment of Minerva House, SE1. The proposals, designed by Ben Adams Architects, are to re-use and extend the existing office building on the Southbank of the River Thames, which will be re-designed to meet GPE’s four strategic […]

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GPE sells 50 Finsbury Square, EC2 for £190 million

Great Portland Estates plc (GPE) has exchanged contracts on the sale of the freehold of 50 Finsbury Square, EC2 to a wholly owned subsidiary of Wirtgen Invest Holding GmbH, a private German family office. The headline price of £190.0 million (subject to adjustment for final building area and retail leasing) reflects a topped up net […]

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Grace Real Estate announces the acquisition of its second residential portfolio, located in thriving Central London location

Grace Real Estate Partners (“Grace”), a real estate investment company, announced today its acquisition of a residential portfolio based in Zone 1, London. The purchase comprises 110 units of underutilised residential space alongside commercial and ancillary facilities. This is the second acquisition for the private real estate investment group, who in August 2023, completed its […]

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Grainger and TfL partnership get green light for residential led scheme

Connected Living London (CLL) – the formal partnership between Grainger plc and Transport for London (TfL) – has been given the green light by Enfield Council to bring forward its new development by Cockfosters London Underground station, subject to conditions. The 1.36 hectare development will deliver 351 new rental homes, including 40 per cent affordable […]

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Gravesham community investment programme to deliver regeneration and new homes

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and Gravesham Borough Council have announced a strategic joint venture partnership to bring long-term investment and create new homes and amenities for the local community. The Gravesham Community Investment Partnership will support the council in achieving its new build programme to deliver hundreds of affordable homes across the borough. Schemes […]

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