Planning secured for first class office refurbishment close to Tottenham Court Road Station
Capital 38 and development partner Morgan Capital have achieved planning permission for 21 Bloomsbury Steet, WC1 – an 86,000 sq ft best in class, highly sustainable, office refurbishment designed by Stiff & Trevillion.
With work due to commence in Q3 2023, the comprehensive refurbishment and extension includes an additional sixth floor office and seventh floor amenity pavilion with large communal roof terrace. The building is situated over lower ground, ground and seven upper floors, with six of the eight floors having access to either a private terrace or courtyard.
On completion, the building will offer amenities suited to the demands of tomorrow’s occupier, including an atrium café/lounge, rooftop café/event space, building wellness studio, 174 cycle spaces, 112 lockers and 17 showers and a feature cycle entrance. In addition, the design is targeting the very highest sustainability standards including: BREEAM Outstanding, NABERS 5*, WELL Platinum, and Net Zero in operation.
Simon Morgan, of Morgan Capital, comments: “Twenty One will set a new benchmark for how existing buildings can be sustainably reimagined to provide the exemplar buildings of tomorrow, providing the performance and amenity to compete with the very best new builds, whilst achieving aspirational levels of low embodied carbon through 95% retention of the existing structure.”
Freddie Corlett, director in the Central London office leasing team at Savills, adds: “Despite clear evidence that London occupiers want the very best office buildings in terms of both design and sustainability credentials, there remains a shortage of supply as rising costs limit new development. As such its excellent news to secure planning for a comprehensive refurbishment at 21 Bloomsbury Street which will deliver the quality of building needed most in the market.”
Savills and RX London are joint leasing agents on the scheme which will be available for occupation from end 2024.
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