Two new lettings have been secured at Sunley House in Croydon, meaning the office block is now 84 per cent let.
LaSalle Investment Management, the global real estate investment manager, has agreed a new 10 year lease at Sunley House in Croydon with AECOM, who have taken an additional 10,000 sq ft alongside a lease re-gear on their existing 30,000 square feet of office space.
In addition, Network Rail has taken a new lease on 6,500 sq ft on the part 2nd floor and are a new tenant to the building.
Sunley House is located on Bedford Park only minutes from the new East Croydon Station exit and the Stanhope/Schroders development at Ruskin Square.
The building, which comprises 112,500 square feet of office space, has undergone a comprehensive refurbishment including the vacant office floors, reception, lift lobbies and WC’s.
Croydon is witnessing a huge revival with Westfield/Hammerson are in the process of delivering a new £2bn new mixed use shopping centre.
Meanwhile Boxpark Croydon is due to be delivered later this year, delivering up to 80 restaurant/café bars in shipping containers based on a similar scheme in Shoreditch.
Miranda Monro, asset manager for LaSalle Investment Management, said: “These letting transactions at Sunley House come as a result of the refurbished asset attracting commitments from both new and existing occupiers into the changing face of the Croydon.
“Set against a back drop of reducing office supply, Croydon is a high growth area with excellent transport connectivity.”
LaSalle was advised by Stiles Harold Williams and Sinclair Clark. AECOM was represented by CBRE and Network Rail by BNP Paribas.