Blackstone unveils plans for giant Berkeley Square London HQ
The US private equity giant has agreed to fully lease the 10-storey prime office building, comprising 226,000 sq ft of office space.The site, close to Blackstone’s current base in Mayfair, is occupied by Lansdowne House, but is being redeveloped by developer CO-RE and architect AHMM, with construction slated to be completed by 2028. The building will accommodate over 1,800 seats as well as 14,000 sq ft of ground-floor retail space and redeveloped public areas at the south end of the square.Blackstone, whose major European investments include Mileway Logistics and Bourne Leisure, has doubled its London headcount over the past three years to around 500 people.
