Quadrant and Aimco bag office consent for Nine Elms Park

Quadrant and Aimco have secured approval to create a 12-storey, 240,000 sq ft office building on the site of the Royal Mail’s former south London depot in Nine Elms, SW8. Quadrant said it intends to create a building that focuses “heavily on the occupier’s experience and interaction with nature”. It will feature smart technology, extensive internal planting, on-floor terraces, opening windows and a roof terrace. The building will target BREEAM Outstanding, Wired Platinum and Well Platinum certification levels. The asset manager and developer bought the site in partnership with Aimco in December. Construction is due to start this summer. Richard Field, councillor and deputy chair of the planning committee at Wandsworth Borough Council, said the designs were a “really good example of what is required for this area of London”. Field also highlighted that the scheme will create 1,000 jobs, had “good” biodiversity and was sensitive to the landscape. Tristram Gethin, founding partner at Quadrant, said: “Receiving consent for Plot A is a huge step forward for this site and is exciting for us and the Nine Elms community. The space we’ll create here will be well-suited to post-pandemic occupiers, with a focus on collaboration, wellness, sustainability and quality. “With the US Embassy and Apple creating a new campus close by, we expect strong demand for office space in Nine Elms. The considered design we have developed is aimed at accommodating the wide variety of occupiers seeking out offices that nurture innovation and creativity.” To send feedback, e-mail pui-guan.man@egi.co.uk or tweet @PuiGuanM or @estatesgazette