Built Environment Networking Blog: London News

Atelier Secures £9.8 Million for North London Care Home Revamp

Atelier, a specialist in development finance lending, has announced the completion of a £9.8 million funding deal aimed at the acquisition and renovation of a previously unoccupied care home located in New Southgate, North London. The financing will facilitate a comprehensive internal reconfiguration and refurbishment of the building, bringing it up to modern standards for […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Australian Retirement Trust Establishes First International Office in London

Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s foremost superannuation funds, has inaugurated its first overseas office in London, aiming to enhance its presence in international investment markets. Holding over 40% of its assets outside Australia and with investments exceeding A$25 billion in the UK and Europe, the move is a strategic extension of the A$280 […]

Posted by: David Gilbank

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AustralianSuper and SAV Group Partner to Develop South Kensington Project

AustralianSuper, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, has partnered with SAV Group to deliver a major new development in South Kensington, London. The collaboration will focus on creating a high-quality residential and mixed-use scheme designed to meet growing demand in one of the capital’s most sought-after areas. The partnership brings together AustralianSuper’s significant investment capacity […]

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AustralianSuper forms 50:50 JV on London’s newest town – Canada Water

Real estate investment trust British Land has sold a 50% stake in its Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290.0m, turning the project into a 50:50 joint venture as part of an effort to accelerate the delivery of the 53-acre development. British Land said on Tuesday that its “exciting new partnership” with Australian Super, an Australian profit-to-member […]

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Avanton & Israel Canada secure planning permission for Stonebridge Place – a new landmark residential development in Brent

Leading London investor-developer and regeneration specialist Avanton, acting as a development partner with international real estate investment group Israel Canada, has gained a resolution to grant planning permission from the London Borough of Brent for Stonebridge Place, a prestigious new residential-lead development in Stonebridge Park, Brent. This £300M (GDV) transformative project, which is set to deliver 515 homes alongside […]

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Avanton appoints agents for Culvert Court site, new £30 million urban logistics site in Battersea

Leading London investor-developer Avanton has appointed agents and commenced pre-lets for Culvert Court in Battersea, ahead of the industrial complex’s redesign into a modern, urban logistics complex to be named ‘The Steel Works’. Located at 105 Culvert Road in Battersea, Avanton was granted full planning permission in January 2023 to transform a 22,000 sq.ft. site […]

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Avanton plans two new BtR projects in London

Avanton, the leading London investor-developer, is planning new pipeline Build to Rent projects, providing around 800 units, under the A:Living (Avanton Living) brand in the Old Kent Road and Wembley, following the lettings success of the A:Living launch of Build to Rent apartments at their flagship Coda development in Battersea. For the launch of the […]

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Avanton secures planning permission for £30m warehouse complex redevelopment in Battersea

Leading London investor-developer Avanton has secured planning permission for the redevelopment of industrial complex Culvert Court in Battersea, following acquisition of the site in June 2022. As the first logistics site in their growing investment portfolio, the consented plans provide for a modern complex with a completed GDV of £30 million. Located at 105 Culvert […]

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Aviva and Allianz team up for £500m London project

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has formed a joint venture partnership with Allianz, managed on its behalf by Allianz Real Estate as part of its ongoing development project of new mixed-use retail and office buildings at 1 Liverpool Street and 101 Moorgate in the City of London. The […]

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Aviva Investors acquires New Broad Street House in the City of London

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has completed the purchase of New Broad Street House in the City of London, acquiring the remaining stake in the building via its Real Estate Active Long Term Asset Fund (‘REALTAF’). New Broad Street House increases Aviva Investors’ commitment to London’s prime office […]

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