Aviva Investors completes purchase of Orpington gateway development in south east london

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has completed the forward purchase of the Orpington Gateway development in South East London for a gross development value of £50 million.

The development, which features 150,000 sq ft of 14 multi-let trade and industrial development units of between 4,176 sq ft and 33,565 sq ft, uses energy-saving technologies with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by up to 35 per cent[1]. Set across a 5.9-acre site, the development is 25 per cent pre-let with construction scheduled to complete in June 2019.

Richard Moore, Asset Manager, Aviva Investors, said:

“Located in a significant commercial area for trade, retail and distribution, this is a prime trade and logistics asset in an affluent inner-M25 location, offering our investors strong potential returns. With frontage directly onto one of the major thoroughfares, the development is an attractive asset in a core location and sits well with our real estate strategy for large, high-quality assets in robust economic locations.”

Montagu Evans acted as advisor to Aviva Investors.

Direct Real Estate is a key part of Aviva Investors £43 billion Real Assets platform. David Skinner and Daniel McHugh lead a team of 160 real estate professionals in London, Paris and Frankfurt, managing £20 billion of assets.

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