This planning consent from the City of London Corporation allows a comprehensive refurbishment of the building that will offer modern, high-spec, ESG-focused office space, two new floors and over 4,500 sq ft of terracing across four floors. Blenheim House Construction has been awarded the main construction contract.

Situated close to the Bank of England and the Moorgate entrance to the Elizabeth line station at Liverpool Street, with further local and national transport links nearby, 25 Moorgate will offer a total of 79,500 sq ft of commercial space, of which c. 72,000 sq ft NLA is offices including a 2,500 sq ft redesigned reception area and the terrace space. Barings acquired the asset on behalf of its Barings Real Estate European Value-Add II (BREEVA II) in March 2022 and is now refurbishing the space alongside development manager LBS Properties and architects Morrow + Lorraine.

The building is undergoing a major refurbishment, which will see it target BREEAM Outstanding certification, an EPC A rating, WiredScore Platinum accreditation, and Nabers 4.5 Star rating, while the retrofitting of an existing building is in line with the LETI 2030 principles and creates less upfront carbon (A1-A5) than a newly constructed building. In addition, 25 Moorgate is WELL Platinum enabled and has achieved SmartScore Platinum.

The successful planning consent, which coincides with the beginning of the pre-letting campaign by joint agents JLL and Cushman & Wakefield follows a series of milestones for Barings’ central London office schemes. This includes taking Capital House near Bank Station to full occupancy following its comprehensive refurbishment, and TIDE Bankside, Barings’ net zero carbon scheme also in collaboration with LBS Properties, becoming available to pre-let.

Paul Smith, Director, UK Real Estate Asset Management, at Barings, said: “25 Moorgate is set to be an excellent example of the results that can be achieved from a comprehensive refurbishment of a building to create a best-in-class ESG product, with a targeted BREEAM rating of Outstanding that will put it in the top 1% of the UK’s most sustainable buildings. With Capital House at 85 King William Street now fully occupied and both TIDE Bankside and 25 Moorgate becoming available to pre-let, we remain confident in the attractiveness of workspaces with prime ESG credentials in prime locations and look forward to achieving further milestones across our central London office developments and refurbishments.”

Contacts
Tali Robinson/Polly Warrack/Ben Monteith (SEC Newgate)
baringsRE@secnewgate.co.uk

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