bareMinerals open at Jubilee Place, Canary Wharf
Our client bareMinerals recently opened their latest boutique in the new Jubilee Place Shopping Mall extension at Canary Wharf.
The extension comprises 44,000 sq ft of retail space, has delivered 25 new stores to Canary Wharf further strengthening their highly successful existing retail offer.
The boutique comprising some 850 sq ft is extremely well located, putting bareMinerals in fine company within the new line-up with other occupiers including Banana Republic, COS, The White Company, Emmett Shirts, Rituals and Le Pain Quotidien along with a range of other exciting brands.
Lewis Craig, retained property advisers for bareMinerals UK, are delighted to have advised in the negotiating process.
Please contact Richard Grossman for further information in relation to bareMinerals on-going UK retail property requirements.
Home House Estates London expansion project
Lewis Craig are pleased to have been solely retained by London-based estate agents, Home House Estates to advise on their expansion project.
Home House Estates (HHE) specialise in residential property sales, lettings and investment in the capital’s high end addresses and postcodes. HHE are a British-owned independent company with a head office in Thayer Street, just off Marylebone High Street in London’s West End. During 2013 they opened their Westbourne Grove, Earls Court Road and Thayer Street offices, having previously successfully traded from their first office on Woodstock Street in Mayfair. Other offices within Central London are currently under negotiation.
HHE was established in response to the directors identifying a growing demand from buyers for prime central London property, combined with a different, more bespoke, considered and personalised approach to sales, lettings and property promotion. Their highly experienced senior team also have wider knowledge of the other property micro-markets within the various postcodes that comprise Zone 1 and 2 in inner London.
They have been trading successfully in Central London for the last 3 years and are now looking to expand their presence within Central London; they have also recently opened a new Moscow office.
Please contact Theo Benedyk at Lewis Craig for further information.
Eye-Form’s a new Location
Lewis Craig are delighted to announce the relocation of their retained client Eyeform Ltd, from their existing premises at 3 New Cavendish Street across the road to 28 New Cavendish Street.
With specific instructions to retain their Marylebone address, Lewis Craig utilised local market knowledge in relocating Eyeform Ltd to a smaller more manageable premises. This was an off-market situation in which we negotiated the acquisition of the lease from the existing tenant at 28 New Cavendish Street and simultaneously concluded terms for a new lease with the landlord.
Lewis Craig marketed and successfully arranged for a disposal of the lease on Eyefrom’s existing premises at 3 New Cavendish Street to Little Green Paint Company, an exciting brand taking their first Central London store following the success of their concession in Selfridges.
Eyeform is a unique business and has been located in Marylebone for over 20 years now. Specialising in creating glass eyes for people of all ages, Eyeform’s owner Kanti Fatania had the following to say. “I have been trying to relocate my business for many years now and it was only recently that I started working with Lewis Craig who made my vision become a reality.
They understood the importance of maintaining the location whilst reducing my occupancy costs, an exercise which they were able to carry out swiftly and well beyond my expectations. I would be delighted to recommend Lewis Craig”.
We wish Kanti and the staff of Eyeform the best of luck for the future in their new premises.
Please contact Ben Pistol at Lewis Craig for further information.
London’s first branch of Sharkey’s Cuts For Kids!
Lewis Craig are pleased to have recently completed the leasing transaction, on behalf of a private landlord client, with London’s first branch of Sharkey’s Cuts For Kids, the fastest growing chain of kid’s hair salons in the world! The premises are situated on the world famous Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood, North West London.
Sharkey’s is a unique experience specially designed for kids, combining high-quality haircuts, the latest styles and kids-focused entertainment. The colourful fun-filled salons are bright & meticulously clean and completely geared to giving kids and their parents, a memorable experience. In a warm and friendly environment, hair-stylists entertain and amuse kids, so that getting the perfect haircut is a treat rather than an ordeal.
We wish Sharkey’s every success with their new salon, and indeed with their future expansion plans.
Busy in the Royal Borough of K&C
Lewis Craig continue to maintain a strong presence in Kensington with recent activity across all of our departments.
Our professional team have been involved in rent review negotiations on behalf of our client Trailfinders at 194-196 Kensington High Street and on Jeeves Dry Cleaners premises at 271 Kensington High Street.
On the agency side acting on behalf of Rohan we have now disposed of their leasehold interest at 204-206 Kensington High Street and arranged for a disposal of our client Barget Kitchens & Interiors lease to Savills at 67 Kensington Church Street.
Acting for retained clients we are actively seeking restaurant and café opportunities from 800 sq ft through to 2,500 sq ft in Kensington High Street and Kensington Church Street.
Our management department as always remains active in the area with a range of property under management in Kensington High Street, Abingdon Road and Earls Court Road.
We are always looking for investment opportunities in Kensington, particularly mixed-use properties, for the consideration of our retained investor clients.
For further information on how we can assist you with your requirements in the area please speak to Richard Grossman or Theo Benedyk.
Greenwich’s New High Street Parade
Lewis Craig and Kingsbury Consultants are jointly working on VFUND’s latest project.
The Creek Road development in Greenwich will provide exciting retail, restaurant and community use space within a newly developed landmark scheme in the heart of Royal Greenwich Town Centre opposite Cutty Sark DLR station.
The ground floor of the development will provide up to 1,538 sq m (16,563 sq ft) of flexible A1, A2, A3, D1 & D2 space with direct frontage onto Creek Road, arranged within 2 separate blocks, with the flexibility to sub-divide to suit occupier requirements. Servicing is provided via Bardsley Lane to the rear.
Greenwich is home to world famous landmarks, all within close proximity to the development, including Cutty Sark, The National Maritime Museum, The Royal Observatory and the Old Royal Naval College. It is situated within the heart of the Town Centre, on the A200 Creek Road, close to the junction with Greenwich Church Street and opposite Cutty Sark DLR station.
A diverse shopping and eating experience is already on offer, ranging from quirky shops, cafes and street markets through to established national retail and restaurant brands.
Being within the established leisure and restaurant circuit, plus within close proximity to numerous high profile residential developments, the scheme is likely to appeal to a range of national restaurant and retail operators, along with other specialist occupiers such as gyms.
The space will be finished to a shell and core state, and is expected to be ready for tenant fit out in the Autumn of 2014.
Biothecare Estetika open in East Sheen, Richmond!
As we begin to peel those winter layers off and t-shirt weather just around the corner, Lewis Craig are delighted that our client Ernesto Moreno of Biothecare Estetika has opened his first premises in a superb location in East Sheen, Richmond approximately a 2 minute walk from Mortlake Station.
Biothecare is a non-invasive beauty clinic and the leading aesthetic centre in Europe with more than 180 centres worldwide. Lewis Craig are pleased to be involved with such a strong beauty brand with more Biothecare stores required!
Address: 50 Sheen Lane, London. SW14 8LP
Ernesto has exciting plans for London and we are now actively seeking to secure additional locations in good secondary parades in West London, South-West London, and the West End, offering space between 800-1,500 sq ft.
Please call Ben Pistol (020 7009 0485) with opportunities, or for further information on our client’s requirement.
Devon & Devon open their Westbourne Grove showroom
Devon & Devon, the world-renowned specialist bathroom supplier, have recently opened their doors at 77-79 Westbourne Grove, London W2. The premises have a superb double-front and comprise some 2,100 sq ft over ground and basement.
Devon & Devon have existing representation in key cities such as Bucharest, Chengdu, Hamburg, Istanbul, Nice, Paris, Tel Aviv, Warsaw and Vienna, and in Italy in Florence, Milan and Turin.
Lewis Craig have managed the parade on behalf of our client, Sandpiper Securities Limited, for over 20 years.
Biothecare Estetika retain Lewis Craig for London acquistions
Since commencing trading in 2008, Biothecare Estetika now operates from over 170 clinics worldwide, with over 12 currently in operation across the UK.
Lewis Craig have been instructed by Biothecare Estetika London to seek suitable premises across London & Greater London, in order to push forward with their exciting expansion plans.
Ben Pistol, heading up the Biothecare London expansion programme, comments, “We are delighted to have been retained by Biothecare Estetika and already have several sites under consideration.”
Please click the logo below for our Property Requirement PDF
Size: Up to 1,500 sq ft at ground floor
Locations: Balham, Bloomsbury, Chiswick, City, Clapham, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia, Fulham & Chelsea, Holborn, Kensington, London Bridge, Soho, Victoria
Rent: Max £50,000 pax
Use: A1 or D1
Timing: Immediate
See www.biothecareestetika.com for more details.
Biothecare Estetika is a non-intrusive Beauty centre offering a unique business, bringing unisex treatments to the high street, making the previously unobtainable, obtainable to the general public with a flat-fee rate. Some of the treatments offered include: IPL laser hair removal, cavitation for weight management, radio frequency, mesotherapy, photorejuvenation, cellulite treatments, electrostimulation and pressure therapy.