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Since our formation in 2001, Aquila has developed and sold properties with a combined gross development value in excess of £300m.

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Futura Park, Ipswich

Sold

The leading retail and business park in Ipswich. We acquired this heavily contaminated 45-acre former Steelworks site and delivered a 600,000 sq ft master plan. We developed and sold the site over a period of 10 years.

80,000 sq ft

new pre-let B2/B8 warehouse for Hubbard Daikin air conditioning, forward sold to BMO.

80,000 sq ft

John Lewis at Home and Waitrose, forward sold to British Steel Pension Fund.

50,000 sq ft

retail park pre-let to Oak Furniture Land, DFS, Furniture Village, Carphone Warehouse, and Costa, forward sold to Royal London.

Land sales completed

to Lidl, Audi, Volvo, Jaguar Landrover, Mazda and Lok’nStore.

Charing Cross Road, Soho

Sold

We acquired the former St Martin’s College of Art building on Charing Cross Road in partnership with the Foyles family to deliver a new flagship Foyles store and warehouse loft apartments.

40,000 sq ft

flagship retail store for Foyles.

13 warehouse apartments

constructed and sold, with interiors by Darling Associates.

73 Springfield Road, Chelmsford

Sold

We secured consent for a 61-unit residential scheme in the heart of Chelmsford City centre and sold the site to Stonebond Properties.

61 apartments

one and two-bedroom affordable rent and shared ownership apartments.

24 homes

sold to Stonebond Properties.

Pyms Road, Chelmsford

Sold

We acquired this site with an existing consent for 13 homes. We redesigned the scheme securing a revised consent for 24 homes and sold to Chelmer Housing Partnership.

6-8 High Street, Chelmsford

Sold

Located prominently on Chelmsford High Street, we acquired and redeveloped a dilapidated 1960s building with accommodated pre-lets to Five Guys, Costa, and Slater Menswear.

15,000 sq ft

retail space.

3,000 sq ft

office space.

Blackwater Retail Park, Maldon

Sold

We purchased and redeveloped a former railway goods yard to deliver a new food-anchored retail park located prominently in Maldon town centre, with tenants including Aldi, Next and Sports Direct.

80,000 sq ft

retail space with pre-lets to Aldi, Next, Sports Direct, Greggs, Home Bargains, and Costa.

300-space

car park.

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Sold

We acquired the former Fratton Park football stadium car park from a receiver and secured planning consent for a Tesco superstore in a joint 50:50 venture with Pears Property.

100,000 sq ft

supermarket, pre-let to Tesco.

High Street, Barnes

Sold

We purchased multiple freeholds to unlock the redevelopment of this prominent site on Barnes High Street, London. The site includes a new Marks & Spencer Foodhall, 7 apartments, and office suites.

8,000 sq ft

supermarket pre-let to Marks & Spencer.

Forward sold

to Abrdn.

St Andrews Avenue, Colchester

Sold

We acquired a former DIY store via a joint venture partnership and secured planning for Waitrose’s first food store in Colchester.

35,000 sq ft

supermarket pre-let to Waitrose.

Forward sold

to M&G Investments.

The Hub, Chelmsford

Sold

Located in Chelmsford City Centre, we acquired the land and secured planning for the construction of 72 luxury riverfront apartments and two ground floor restaurants.

100,000 sq ft

let to Prezzo and Giggling Squid. Restaurant units retained by Aquila.

Residential forward sold

to Higgins Homes.

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