British Land and Oxford Properties announce today that restaurateur Leonid Shutov is to launch his second London restaurant, and his first in the City, at The Leadenhall Building.

Known for his successful Bob Bob Ricard restaurant in Soho, Leonid Shutov's new, as yet unnamed, offering will be located on the third floor of the building overlooking the public realm. It will provide a 180-cover, all-booth restaurant with a further 120 covers in private rooms which can accommodate from four to 40 guests.

The modern British grill menu will feature the best locally sourced, seasonal produce cooked over an open flame or smoked in-house. In addition, a nine-seater Japanese dining room will serve sushi, sashimi and tempura.

James Rayner, Asset Manager, British Land said: 'Leonid Shutov's decision to open at The Leadenhall Building further underlines its status as an iconic building in the City of London and we are delighted to have secured such an aspirational brand.'

Chris Carter Keall, Head of Asset Management, Oxford Properties said: 'As part of our placemaking strategy to enliven the public realm, we are also working to deliver two further outlets at ground floor level to provide a diverse offering to our occupiers and diners in the City.'

Leonid Shutov said: 'The Leadenhall Building offers the ideal location for our unique restaurant concept and we are excited to open in such a fantastic location. The restaurant will break new ground in both design and culinary offering and will deliver an interior that is both urban and contemporary.'

The Leadenhall Building is now 95 per cent let or under offer, with ten occupiers across 32 floors.

British Land and Oxford Properties were represented by Davis Coffer Lyons.

Media enquiries:
British Land/Oxford Properties: FTI Consulting on britishlandretail.sc@fticonsulting.com
Leonid Shutov: Jori White on jori@joriwhitepr.co.uk

About British Land
We are one of Europe's largest publicly listed real estate companies. We own, manage, develop and finance a portfolio of high quality commercial property, focused on retail locations around the UK and London offices. We have total assets in the UK, owned or managed of £19.7 billion (of which British Land share is £14.4 billion), as valued at 30 September 2015. Our properties are home to over 1,200 different organisations ranging from international brands to local start-ups. Our objective is to deliver long-term and sustainable total returns to our shareholders and we do this by focusing on Places People Prefer. People have a choice where they work, shop and live and we aim to create outstanding places which make a positive difference to people's everyday lives. Our customer orientation enables us to develop a deep understanding of the people who use our places. We employ a lean team of experts, who have the skills to translate this understanding into creating the right places, and we have an efficient capital structure which is able to finance these places effectively.

UK Retail assets account for 51% of our portfolio. As the UK's largest listed owner and manager of retail space, our portfolio is well matched to the different ways people shop today. We are focused on being the destination of choice for retailers and their customers by being the best provider of spaces and services. Comprising around 22 million sq ft of retail space across shopping parks, superstores, shopping centres, department stores and leisure assets, the retail portfolio is modern, flexible and adaptable to a wide range of formats.

Our Office and Residential portfolio, which accounts for 49% of our portfolio is focused on London. We have an attractive mix of high quality buildings in well managed environments and a pipeline of development projects which will add significantly to our portfolio. Increasingly, our Offices are in mixed-use environments which include retail and residential elements. Our 7.5 million sq ft of high quality office space includes Regent's Place and Paddington Central in the West End and Broadgate, the premier City office campus (50% share).

Our industry-leading sustainability strategy is a powerful tool to deliver lasting value for all our stakeholders. By supporting communities, improving environments and growing economies, we create Places People Prefer and enhance long-term returns.

Further details can be found on the British Land website at www.britishland.com

About Oxford Properties Group
Oxford Properties Group is a global platform for real estate investment, development and management, with over 2,000 employees and C$37bn of real estate assets that it manages for itself and on behalf of its co-owners and investment partners. Established in 1960, Oxford was acquired in 2001 by OMERS, one of Canada's largest pension funds with over C$72bn in assets. Oxford has regional offices in Toronto, London and New York, each with investment, development and management professionals who have deep real estate expertise and local market insight. Oxford now has approximately C$7bn of assets under management in Europe, with a focus on core office and high street retail assets in Central London and Paris.

For more information about Oxford visit: www.oxfordproperties.com.

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