Aviva and Allianz team up for £500m London project Mar 2, 2022 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 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Virgin Media O2 commits to £10bn investment into digital infrastructure Feb 16, 2022 Virgin Media O2 has revealed that its 5G network has now hit two thirds of the capital, giving London the largest 5G footprint within the group. The telecoms giant has committed to investing at least £10bn in the UK, and has delivered 5G to more than 2,000 sites across the country last year. It has […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Landsec submits plans for the O2 Masterplan site to Camden council Feb 10, 2022 Landsec has submitted a major planning application for the O2 Centre Masterplan Site as it looks to grow its mixed-use urban neighbourhood portfolio. The proposal, which was submitted to the London Borough of Camden, will see the site transform into a landscape led development that will connect the communities of Finchley Road and West End […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Greystar acquires the Crown Trading Estate in Hayes for £26.5m Feb 10, 2022 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 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Grainger and TfL partnership get green light for residential led scheme Feb 8, 2022 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 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Rockwell and Cerberus JV acquire London waterfront side Feb 8, 2022 Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), on behalf of the Royal London UK Real Estate Fund (RLUKREF), have sold Hurlingham Retail Park to a joint venture between Rockwell and Cerberus. The acquisition was completed today (7 February 2022) byRockwell, a leading London-based property developer, in partnership with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), a global leader in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Tri7 acquires 2-acre London site for residential scheme Feb 8, 2022 Tri7, an investment and asset management firm, has unconditionally purchased for £21.5 million a 2.16 acre freehold town centre site on Lordship Lane in London’s Wood Green from U+I and Proprium, currently let to Mecca Bingo until December 2026. Tri7 has plans to repurpose the site into a new build residential-led scheme. Tri7 will look […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Refurbishment delivers flexible new office space at Edmonton Green Library Feb 7, 2022 Work has been completed on a refurbishment project to create flexible new office and meeting space for housing and homelessness services in north London. The fit-out and refurbishment specialist contractor, Willmott Dixon Interiors has transformed the second floor of Edmonton Green Library in Enfield, to deliver contemporary and accessible office accommodation. Part of Enfield Council’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Moorfield extends UK residential footprint with first co-living investment in Ealing, West London Feb 3, 2022 UKREiiF attendee Moorfield Group, the UK-focused real estate fund manager, on behalf of its Moorfield Real Estate Fund IV, has agreed to forward fund an 81 bed best-in-class co-living scheme near Ealing Broadway, West London, for £21 million. It represents Moorfield’s entry into the fast-growing London co-living sector, which is expected to be a beneficiary […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New student accommodation approved for the Square Mile Feb 2, 2022 New student accommodation has been given the green light for the City of London’s Holborn Viaduct. The City of London Corporation’s Planning and Transportation Committee resolved to approve the Dominvs Group plans by Stiff + Trevillion Architects and Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects for the site at 61-65 Holborn Viaduct, on the corner of Snow Hill. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
