Great Portland Estates : GPE secures major office pre-let at 160 Old Street, EC1

The UK based operation of Turner, the global entertainment, sports and news subsidiary of Time Warner, will occupy the lower ground to third floor of the building on four separate fifteen year leases. Turner will pay a rent in line with the September 2017 ERV and a market consistent incentive package. The ground and lower ground floors represent 35% of the area of the pre-let.

In addition, GRP has granted Turner options (until March 2018) to either lease an additional c.12,600 sq ft, or to lease the whole 18,430 sq ft, on the fourth floor at a predetermined rent. Turner also have an option to hand back c.8,200 sq ft on the third floor.

160 Old Street will provide 155,000 sq ft of high quality offices and 6,700 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, with completion scheduled for March 2018. 63% of the offices are now pre-let, leaving c.56,900 sq ft available on the fourth to eighth floors of the building.