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December
2018
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New MK landmark development secures law firm Shoosmiths as latest tenant 100 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes now 50% let

100 Avebury Boulevard, the newest and largest speculative office development in Milton Keynes for 10 years, has secured national UK law firm Shoosmiths as a tenant. The deal follows swiftly on from IWG SPACES pre-letting 47,595 sq ft last month.

Under the terms of the deal, Shoosmiths has signed for 19,800 sq ft on the 7th floor, on a 15-year lease with a 10 year break clause. The building is now 50% let 10 months ahead of Practical Completion in August 2019, with floors 4, 5 and 6 available from 10,000 sq ft up to 66,000 sq ft.

100 Avebury Boulevard is set to become a landmark office building in Central Milton Keynes, offering 140,000 sq ft of Grade A headquarters office space, designed and built to the very highest standards. This development truly emphasizes the growth of Milton Keynes and the significantly improving sentiment in the town.

Located next to Milton Keynes station, the building will benefit from Grade A office specification, high quality on site amenity and excellent car parking provision of 1:545 sq ft when complete. The building will offer floorplates up to 23,000 sq ft with intermittent terraces as well as a welcoming 10m height, 4,000 sq ft reception area with a concierge service.

Andrew Wilson, Managing Director of AW James commented: “We are delighted to welcome Shoosmiths as our latest tenant at 100 Avebury Boulevard. After a long search for their new office, Shoosmiths chose our building for its combination of large floorplates, location and the highest quality offices that Milton Keynes has seen to date.”

Shoosmiths Partner Robin Webb, and head of the Milton Keynes office, said “This is an exciting time of growth for Shoosmiths and we’ve seized the opportunity to choose a space that offers the scope we need for futureproofing. It is intended the new Milton Keynes office - which we are scheduled to move in to early in 2020 - will have the infrastructure needed to support the firm’s collaborative and agile approach to working, and will enable us to further enhance our client experience we are so famous for. We are confident that 100 Avebury Boulevard will be the pre-eminent office space in Milton Keynes and will provide us with the right foundations for our continued growth in the region. We are also attracting top talent to the Milton Keynes office from across the region and London and moving to a new office will enable our brand aesthetic to come through even more.”

 

Matt Willcock, Senior Director, CBRE commented
“Securing both SPACES and Shoosmiths as key tenants in a relatively short time period is testament to the strong credentials offered by 100 Avebury Boulevard. The development provides centrally located and easily accessible office space and we continue to receive strong interest from occupiers, looking to secure both quality and affordable space compared to surrounding markets.”
Matt Willcock, Senior Director, CBRE commented

CBRE and GVA advised the Landlord AW James. Louch Shacklock advised Shoosmiths