Shaftesbury has let a floor at one of its upcoming office schemes to Canadian investment group Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
The investment firm will take the 17,429 sq ft fourth floor of Shaftesbury’s 70 Broadwick Street, W1, on a 10-year lease as its new European headquarters. The floor will have its own entrance and a wrap-around terrace looking across Carnaby.
CDPQ is currently based at 11 Charles II Street in St James’s, SW1.
The building is targeting BREEAM Excellent accreditation and will feature a net zero carbon heat pump, PV panels on two floors and a green roof. It is set to open in the final quarter of this year.
David Morley, CDPQ’s managing director and head of Europe, said the move “demonstrates our ongoing commitment to London”, adding: “It will enable us to create an attractive and sustainable workplace for our European headquarters as we continue to grow.”
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