O&H Properties has appointed McLaren Construction to build the circa £60m first phase of a retail and office development on the corner of New Bond Street and Grafton Street in London’s West End.
Designed by Foster & Partners, the seven-storey, 5,400 sq m development comprises lower ground, ground and first floor retail space with five storeys of office and event space above.
The building features a striking precast concrete and brick façade with curved triple-glazed bay windows and a zinc shingle roof.
Darren Gill, managing director London and South at McLaren Construction, said: ”There is a deep and complex basement to be constructed before this beautiful new building rises above Grafton Street. We know from considerable experience of working in the Oxford Street area that this technical feat will be pulled off in a tight site surrounded by a lot of activity. Occupiers and passers by will see a smart new addition to the West End without ever realising how precisely planned and engineered it needs to be.”
The 105-week construction programme is due to complete in Spring 2026. Key subcontractors on the project include McGee, BHC, Techrete, Seele and All Metal Roofing.
