Foster + Partners expands at Battersea HQ

Architecture firm Foster + Partners has agreed a deal to grow its London headquarters to Battersea Power Station’s 50 Electric Boulevard, SW11. The move will see Foster + Partners expand its current office at 22 Hester Road, SW11, as it occupies three floors of the building, totalling 48,000 sq ft. Guiding rents for the property are advertised as £82.50 per sq ft. Fellow tenants include SharkNinja and marketing company Team Lewis, which have taken 42,500 sq ft of the building between them. The building is now 50% let. Stuart Latham, managing partner at Foster + Partners, said: “It has been a privilege to be part of the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station and we are now delighted to be expanding into a state-of-the-art office space at 50 Electric Boulevard, a recently completed building by the practice. “The location has strong links with our existing Riverside studio in Battersea and allows us to actively support our growing workforce in London.” Foster + Partners has previous links to the Battersea Power Station Estate. The company designed the Battersea Roof Gardens, which take up half of Electric Boulevard, as well as Apple’s 500,000 sq ft UK headquarters inside the power station and its Battersea store inside Turbine Hall A. Sam Cotton, head of asset management and leasing at Battersea Power Station Development Company, said: “This neighbourhood would not be the same without Foster + Partners’ contributions, and we are proud to be welcoming them as permanent members of our community.” See lettings information in Battersea >> Photo © Hufton + Crow