Deloitte, Thales and Carter Jonas have all taken space at One The Square, in Cambridge’s CB1 business district.
Development specialist Brookgate announced that Deloitte will occupy 19,000 sq ft on the first floor, electronic systems company Thales will take 27,000 sq ft and property consultancy Carter Jones has secured 6,448 sq ft on the ground floor.
All three tenants have signed a 10-year lease.
One The Square, one Cambridge’s largest speculative developments, is now almost 50% pre-let, ahead of its completion in November 2016.
The building comprises over 129,000 sq ft Grade A office space with 13,000 sq ft retail space and is expected to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating for sustainability.
A total of 570,000 sq ft offce spaces is being delivered by CB1, which is already home to companies including Microsoft and Mott MacDonald.
Nigel Bowdery, Managing Director, Thales e-Security EMEA, said: “The move to our new offices at One The Square highlights our commitment to invest and grow our talented teams of people based in Cambridge, from software, systems and security engineers to sales and marketing, who help us protect the world’s digital assets. The location has excellent amenities and connectivity, with the very best the city has to offer right on the doorstep.”
Paul Schofield, office senior partner of Deloitte in Cambridge, said: “With its world-class university, high tech cluster and status as a significant centre for learning and innovation, Cambridge has long been an important business location for Deloitte. Our new offices at One The Square will not only help us to continue to provide a broad range of advisory services to the most innovative, influential and fast growing companies in the region, the location will also help us as we seek to attract the top talent to support our growth strategy.”
