Aberdeen has recently been granted planning permission for the comprehensive refurbishment and extension of the existing building to provide 7,100 sq m of office space. HB Reavis intend
to commence the scheme immediately working in conjunction with Tate Hindle Architects, who have recently completed the transformation of a 1960's office block into the third and largest space of the world-renowned art gallery Gagosian Gallery.
The scheme in Southwark Street will extend the existing building adding additional floor space, terraces on the two top floors, and a new self-contained unit on Great Guildford Street. The site is situated opposite to restaurant ‘Hixter', one of several restaurants owned by celebrated chef, restaurateur and food writer Mark Hix, as well as the soon-to-open restaurant Caravan Bankside. Additionally, the site is only a stone's throw away from major cultural institutions like the Tate Modern, Borough Market, one of the most popular food and drink destinations in London and provides strategic transport connections to London Bridge, Blackfriars and Waterloo Station.
Tomas Jurdak, Managing Director of HB Reavis UK, commented:
"This is our third acquisition in Central London, showing our commitment to careful site selection
in locations with limited supply and a diverse tenant base. We buy into areas which will benefit from genuine regeneration through improved access to public transport and local amenities. This will continue to drive tenant demand in these central locations".
Colliers International advised Aberdeen Asset Management and Knight Frank advised HB Reavis
on the acquisition.This acquisition follows the successful purchases of 20 Farringdon Street, a 7,500 sq m office scheme and HB Reavis' first UK development at 33 King William Street, a new 21,000 sq m Grade A office building.
HB Reavis is an international real estate developer founded in 1993 in Bratislava, Slovakia. It operates in the United Kingdom, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and in Turkey. The operations have so far yielded a total of 871,000 sq m of modern offices, shopping and entertainment spaces in addition to logistics facilities. A further 1.12 million sq m of developments are in the planning, permit or construction stages. HB Reavis relies on a fully integrated business model covering development, construction, property and investment management. The group has total assets of €2.1 billion, with a net asset value of almost €1.2 billion. With more than 500 professionals, HB Reavis is a global market leader in international commercial real estate. HB Reavis' strong market position has been recognised through numerous awards, such as the UK Property Award "Best Office Architecture London 2015" for 33 Central and the CEE Quality Award for "Developer of the Year in CEE, 2015". For more information, please visit http://www.hbreavis.com.
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