Imperial College London signs at White City Place
Imperial College London has signed a deal to take space in developer Stanhope’s and asset manager Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s White City Place, W12.
The university, which was recently ranked second globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025, will take 47,650 sq ft of space on the first floor of the MediaWorks building for a professional services hub on a 10-year lease.
In doing so, it will join tenants including life sciences companies such as Autolus, Engitix and Novartis, as well as fellow educational institutions such as Royal College of Art.
Imperial College London has signed a deal to take space in developer Stanhope’s and asset manager Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s White City Place, W12.
The university, which was recently ranked second globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025, will take 47,650 sq ft of space on the first floor of the MediaWorks building for a professional services hub on a 10-year lease.
In doing so, it will join tenants including life sciences companies such as Autolus, Engitix and Novartis, as well as fellow educational institutions such as Royal College of Art.
Jenny Hammarlund, senior managing director and head of Europe real estate at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, said: “Imperial’s decision to become a tenant in the MediaWorks building at White City Place means they will join a host of world-leading life sciences companies and helps further enhance White City Place’s status as the number one location of choice for innovative, forward-thinking companies in the life sciences, biotech and education sectors.”
Stanhope and Ontario Teachers’ 1.9m sq ft campus is aimed at creating a network of innovation spaces for businesses of all sizes alongside Imperial’s own campus on the other side of Wood Lane.
Robert Kerse, chief operating officer at Imperial College London, said: “This move places our professional services community at the heart of our White City Campus, an innovation ecosystem where great ideas grow, and a key anchor of the WestTech corridor which is harnessing the university as a powerful engine for investment.”
The MediaWorks building offers office accommodation with Cat A and fully fitted options, as well as fully fitted grow-on laboratory units for growing life sciences companies.
White City Place is part of Stanhope’s growing £4bn portfolio of office and life sciences assets covering 6m sq ft, including the Television Centre and Cambridge Science Park.
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