Ten-year loan backs Queensway and Waterloo Estate redevelopments and future deal-flow.
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, has refinanced Bourne Capital’s Legacy Portfolio, which comprises the Queensway and Waterloo estates.
Aviva Investors has agreed a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Bourne at a loan-to-value ratio of around 40%. The loan will enable Bourne to progress the ongoing repositioning of its major London estates together with future redevelopment and investment opportunities.
A £40 million redevelopment programme is already underway at Bourne’s Queensway Estate, which comprises the top third of the street. It is set to deliver a new urban quarter offering local residents, businesses and visitors a mix of retail, office, homes and new public spaces.
In 2016, Bourne completed a major refurbishment programme across its Waterloo Estate which included the repositioning and rebranding of over 120,000 sq ft of offices under its serviced office brand, Local London. Bourne is now focused on securing planning consent for a partial redevelopment of its Waterloo Holdings which has the potential for over 250,000 sq ft of office and retail development.
The Legacy Portfolio is part of Bourne’s wider, diverse central London portfolio, which includes leisure assets such as Ronnie Scott’s jazz club and the Criterion Theatre.
Ben Bourne, Managing Director of Bourne Capital said:
“We are delighted to have partnered with Aviva Investors, which shares our long-term vision for the estates. With the benefit of long-term fixed rate facilities, the business is in a strong position to realise its potential as well as capitalise on new investment opportunities over the next 2-3 years.”
Gregor Bamert, Head of Real Estate Finance at Aviva Investors, added:
“We are very pleased to start a long-term lending relationship with Bourne Capital which has a long-standing ownership of these well-diversified estates and a clear future strategy supported by ongoing capital investment. Bourne, alongside many other borrowers, sees the compelling nature of fixing interest rates at this point in the cycle.”
Notes to Editors
Bourne Capital is a well-established, family owned real estate focused investor and developer with a diverse array of interests in commercial, residential and leisure operations.
The Group focuses on complex real estate backed investments to fully utilise its hands on approach and active management to drive returns well in excess of what is normally achievable in the markets it operates in.
Its current portfolio incorporate two of London’s most iconic and strategically important estates, the Waterloo Estate and the Queensway Estate, as well as its bespoke flexible working brand, Local London.
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