{"id":33819,"date":"2026-01-07T01:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mcalpine-tipped-for-150m-west-end-office-revamp\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:18:30","slug":"mcalpine-tipped-for-150m-west-end-office-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mcalpine-tipped-for-150m-west-end-office-revamp\/","title":{"rendered":"McAlpine tipped for \u00a3150m West End office revamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-504570\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"233\">Sir Robert McAlpine is understood to be in line to deliver the big revamp job, which is being taken forward on a speculative basis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"233\">The funding deal clears the way for construction to start early this year after enabling works contractor John F Hunt completes site strip-out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"556\">A consortium of Japanese equity investors \u2013 including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Tokyo Tatemono<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Toko Electrical Construction<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Fuyo General Lease<\/span><\/span> \u2013 alongside development finance from <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank<\/span><\/span> are funding the EDGE Shaftesbury scheme.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1034\">The project already has planning to transform the dated 1980s block into around 250,000 sq ft of modern workspace, with a reworked entrance on Charing Cross Road and new rooftop terraces. Completion is targeted for 2028.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1034\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-08.23.56.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-497243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-08.23.56.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1714\" height=\"1236\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1297\">A key feature of the scheme is its low-carbon approach, with around 75% of the existing structure retained to reduce embodied carbon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1709\">The refurbishment will increase the building\u2019s height from 11 to 13 storeys and deliver new ground-floor workspace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1709\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-09.31.23.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-497253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-04-29-at-09.31.23.png\" alt=\"-\" width=\"1944\" height=\"1352\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"2202\">Fons van Dorst, managing director UK at Edge, said: \u201cSecuring this funding marks an important moment for EDGE Shaftesbury and for our partnership with Mitsubishi Estate London.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"2202\">\u201cWe are pleased to move into the delivery phase and look forward to creating a building that serves its occupiers, its neighbours and the wider city for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n<div class=\"author-avatar\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Morby\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"photo\">\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .author-info -->\t\t\t<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/2026\/01\/07\/mcalpine-tipped-for-150m-west-end-office-revamp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Sir Robert McAlpine is understood to be in line to deliver the big revamp job, which is being taken &#8230; <a title=\"McAlpine tipped for \u00a3150m West End office revamp\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/mcalpine-tipped-for-150m-west-end-office-revamp\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about McAlpine tipped for \u00a3150m West End office revamp\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-enquirer","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33819\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}