SE1’s landmark building, The Shard, is fully let now Warwick Business School has taken up another 6,342 sq ft on level 13. The business school, which opened its ‘Campus in the Sky’ in 2014 – comprising of seminar rooms, lecture theaters and IT labs – now occupies a total of 18,500 sq ft, which has increased its holding by more than 50%.
Other recent notable lettings in the building include Foresight’s expansion to 27,853 sq ft. In total, there are 31 businesses that occupy space in The Shard, including law, media, finance, fashion, and healthcare firms – further promoting the ‘European vertical city’ envisioned by the developers, Sellar Property Group.
Eugene O’Sullivan, Managing Director at tenant representation specialist Morgan Pryce, believes; “The Shard has revitalised the Southbank market. Morgan Pryce was involved in the acquisition of 20,000 sq ft of the building on behalf of a legal advisory firm in 2016, and has an active involvement in many of the markets in SE1. The Shard has attracted further investment in the area, which has been rejuvenated over recent years.”
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