The Croydon Gateway Limited Partnership (CGLP) owns the recently refurbished AMP House, which incorporates roughly 100,000 square feet of office space, 11,700 square feet of retail space, and close to 200 car parking spaces.
Schroder Property Investment Management has been advising the CGLP on its efforts to attract new tenants to the scheme. Lloyds TSB, Kynetix Technology Ltd, and the Royal College of Nursing are now among those who have already signed up.
Suites between 500 and 2,000 square feet are still available at the site, including managed offices. The offices are mainly in demand from small- to medium-sized businesses and start-up tech companies.
The refurbishment effort focused on revitalising the building’s reception space and communal areas. Its location near East Croydon train station means Central London is only a 15-minute journey.
“The substantial refurbishment of AMP House has confirmed that occupiers still have an appetite for space in Croydon,” said Jack Burgess, investment manager at Schroders.
“AMP House provides a good quality, efficient business environment, easy access to local amenities and, importantly, proximity to Croydon’s fantastic transport links,” he said.
The Stanhope Group Plc led the redevelopment of AMP House and worked closely with Schroders Property to enhance the Croydon site’s office space and make it available again. Stanhope and Schroders are two of the UK’s largest property developers and asset managers, respectively, with interests across London and other parts of the country.
Editor’s notes: Stanhope also worked with Schroders on developing Ruskin Square, which offers approximately 800,000 square feet of Grade A office space in Croydon and a host of premium retail and leisure facilities such as Box Park.
Stanhope is behind several major schemes in central London, including 70 Mark Lane in the City of London and the 50-storey 8 Bishopsgate – the UK’s tallest sustainable building.