British Land has completed its first letting at Paddington Central with the signing of the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions, Kaspersky Lab, at 2 Kingdom Street, W2 .
Kaspersky Lab, which is headquartered in Moscow, has signed a 10-year lease and will occupy the 16,626 sq ft first floor of the building.
With 268,000 sq ft office space, 2 Kingdom Street is already home to Astra Zeneca, i2i, Nokia, Rio Tinto and Trend Micro.
It is the first letting completed at Paddington Central following British Land’s acquisition of the majority of the 11-acre mixed-use estate in July.
James Danby, director of London leasing at British Land, said: “One objective, following our acquisition in July, was to lease up the remaining space in 2 Kingdom Street. This letting means we now have only 26,000 sq ft remaining on the second floor.
“We are pleased to have secured Kaspersky Lab at 2 Kingdom Street, and with improving local infrastructure and the regeneration of Paddington as a whole, we are excited about the future attractiveness of the campus.”
Savills and CBRE advised British Land; Jones Lang LaSalle advised Kaspersky Lab.
