UK-based property company Wainbridge has completed the acquisition of 11-15 Grosvenor Crescent in London from Grosvenor.
UK-based property company Wainbridge has completed the acquisition of 11-15 Grosvenor Crescent in London from Grosvenor.
The off-market deal on behalf of Wainbridge Estates Belgravia Limited involved an investment volume of £114 mln (€136 mln).
Wainbridge has simultaneously secured £169 mln of financing from Urban Exposure and LetterOne Treasury Services for the acquisition and subsequent build-out of the consented, super-prime residential redevelopment of the property. Eastdil and Taylor Wessing advised Wainbridge on the financing.
Westminster City Council has awarded planning consent for the demolition of the existing offices and the development of the property into 7,400 m2 of super-prime high-end residential, with a total gross development value of over £350 mln. The scheme will comprise 11 super-prime apartments, including four Grand apartments, five laterals and two duplex penthouses with external terraces overlooking Belgravia, with associated parking and leisure amenities.
The redevelopment of the property, which is Grade II listed, will see the façade and listed elements retained and restored, with the rest demolished and rebuilt to provide modern, spacious, luxury residential units, and fitted out to an exceptionally high standard. Demolition is expected to start early 2014 with the development to be completed by 2017.
The scheme will be the second undertaken in London by Wainbridge, following the joint acquisition with Finchatton of a site in Yeoman’s Row, Knightsbridge in April 2012 for the creation of five luxury homes and four apartments offering a total net sellable area of 3,000 m2.
Rob Rackind, principal and co-founder, Wainbridge, commented: 'This major acquisition of a high profile redevelopment scheme reflects the type of transaction that Wainbridge excels at, bringing our extensive real estate experience and financial expertise to structure a deal that will allow us to deliver a market-leading, super-prime residential development.
'London’s status and desirability as an international centre means that these extremely exclusive properties are in very high demand and, as one of the only major new build residential development schemes in Knightsbridge/Belgravia, we anticipate that we will be able to achieve premium values.'
