New office neighbourhood for east London’s Stratford

Lendlease and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have expressed a vote of confidence in the London office market through the establishment of a new 50:50 joint venture partnership dedicated to the development of a new office-led neighbourhood at International Quarter London (IQL) in Stratford, east London.

The partnership has initially committed to developing the Turing Building, one of four major new office buildings planned for IQL. They are expected to provide a total development area of 148,000m² when fully developed, with an estimated gross development value of approximately £1.5bn.

IQL is located at the gateway of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and benefits from proximity to amenities within the Olympic Park itself as well as the Westfield Stratford shopping centre and the new leisure, culture and higher education offer at the East Bank development.

Construction on the Turing Building, which has been designed by award-winning architects Arney Fender Katsalidis, is expected to begin later this year. Once complete, it will provide 32,500m² of flexible Grade A workspace, retail space and a boutique cinema.