Places for London

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Excitement is in the air! Our incredible team is gearing up for the Bay Awards today, where we're honored to be shortlisted for the prestigious Prosperity Catalyst Award. This recognition reflects our commitment to driving positive change and fostering growth in our community. Fingers crossed for a win, but regardless of the outcome, we're proud of our team's hard work and dedication. Go team!

🏺 A gym membership...but for pottery? Turning Earth Ceramics are London's first, open-access pottery studios. They have been proudly offering accessible clay spaces to potters of all talents for well over a decade as well as open-access membership which offers personal shelf space and a firing allowance to help potters bring their creations to life. As part of our 'Meet the Makers' series, we spoke with Turning Earth CEO, Lewis Maughan, at the studio's original site in Hoxton arches to find out some of the ingredients behind their success. Looking for a home for your business? Check out our available properties: https://lnkd.in/ebjVKf64 Watch the full interview with Lewis over on our YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e9WNgSx6

📣 We’re really looking forward to hosting this important debate with BPF Futures all about redevelopment vs. gentrification. There’s still time to sign up and take part. Check out the below post for more information 👇 Opportune Simon MRICS | Joanne Beaney | Tanya Brookes | British Property Federation

🙌 Black History Month is here!     This year’s theme is ‘Reclaiming Narratives,’ and together with our colleague networks, SPACE and RACE, we're shining a long-overdue light on Black history and culture. Here at Places, we’re embracing the opportunity to correct historical inaccuracies and showcase the untold stories and the full complexity of Black heritage, past and present.     Throughout the month, we will be highlighting stories from within Places that recognise and correct the narratives of Black history and culture. We are also hosting a number of events that will challenge the perceptions that have too often overlooked the contributions and achievements of Black individuals, both in the UK and globally – part of a huge movement belatedly acknowledging and appreciating the contributions of Black people through history. Stay tuned for updates and join us as we reclaim and celebrate Black histories and narratives! #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2024 #ReclaimingNarratives #BlackLivesMatter Black History Month UK

💡 The Edgware Skills Centre is officially open! This state-of-the-art facility has been designed to build opportunities and transform lives by equipping local residents with essential skills in green construction, insulation, and interior systems, offering the community an opportunity to begin their journey in the construction industry with bespoke training and local job opportunities. This is the third training centre that we have now opened with The Skills Centre. Alongside our CEO Graeme Craig and Head of Operations Lisa-Jane Risk, we were joined in the opening by local leaders, businesses and learners including the Leader of Barnet Council, Barry Rawlings, Simon Ryan of Ballymore and Jon Howlin and Jean Stevens (Duprez) MBE FCIOB of The Skills Centre. Working with our partners Ballymore, we are proud to be investing in Edgware to create a whole new town centre and foster a vibrant, thriving economy. In collaboration with the The Skills Centre, we are also providing training opportunities across London with 8,000 people trained and 3,000 in employment so far. Want to learn more about our skills offer? Visit https://lnkd.in/ePUD-FPR

🗣 "Victoria station’s majestic Edwardian Arcade has been restored to its former glory" - Time Out Group plc. A little insight into the re-brand of Victoria Arcade... 👇   🏛 In revitalising and reimagining Victoria Arcade it was important to the whole team to respect and honour its heritage, this ethos was echoed while creating the supporting identity. Over 100 years old but with a new lease of life, we looked to create a sense of vibrancy and fun, remaining sympathetic to, but not overpowering the existing architecture. 🎨 The designs feature a renewed and simplified motif, derived from the original ironwork found above the Arcade entrance with a modern, clean wordmark to complement its original elegance. The wordmark initials form the basis of the graphical structures while the colour palette connects the Arcade to the Places for London brand. Victoria’s long-associated regal relationship is represented through the ‘Wisteria’ colour, a light purple, chosen as the hero. 🟪 The combination provides the perfect foil to showcase historic imagery alongside modern elements and set an inviting tone. 🤝 Big thank you to Sayhello Agency - loved working with you guys on this one. Special mentions to Emily Papworth MCIM, Daniel Quinton-Navarro, Ria Gregory and Lauren Marsh MRICS for all your hard work too. Press release ➡ https://lnkd.in/ehk4p_uu 📸 Photo credit: Andrea Seroni

🤳 How did TikTok help this business achieve overnight success? Tucked away in one of our retail arches in Fulham, West London is Accessories Of Old, a vintage jewellery store run by Jon Goldsmith selling everything from Swarovski bracelets to 1940s hair accessories. In this exclusive interview, Jon shares the story of how his business was transformed overnight after a video about his store went viral on TikTok and how social media can help a niche business reach new audiences, drive sales, and thrive. 🖥️ Interested in finding out more about available commercial property in London? Head over to https://lnkd.in/ebjVKf64

This year, we were proud to be headline partners of London Real Estate Forum which saw hundreds of delegates and speaker gather for an insightful day of learning, discussion and networking. Here are some of our highlights: 🏡 "There is a housing crisis not a carparking crisis" - Our CEO, Graeme Craig, spoke to a packed audience at the 'Tackling London's Challenges' panel event about the multiple crises facing the capital, particularly housing and the climate crisis, and voiced the need for partnerships across the public and private sectors to address these challenges. 🗣 "We don’t just walk away when a building is complete, and we keep returning to ensure we are always learning lessons for other developments” - Lucy Atlee, our Senior Quality and Design Manager spoke at the ‘Key Ingredients to Design and Deliver Successful Neighbourhoods’ panel event about the importance of effective and long-term engagement to empower residents to truly influence development in their local area. ♀ "We all need to educate ourselves on the needs of underrepresented groups" - Ellie Cosgrave from Publica highlighted the work that her organisation carried out with Places at our site in Kidbooke to engage with women and young girls to ensure they felt included and safe in the plans for the development. 🤝 Meeting many of you and getting to share our exciting plans for the capital in the coming years, including delivering thousands of new homes for Londoners to live and thrive!

⚡ We’re delighted to announce that Fastned, the award winning European ultra-rapid charging company, is our preferred new joint venture partner to roll-out new electric vehicle charging hubs, across our estate.  Across London, there are 180,000 plug-in electric cars and vans already registered in the capital. This partnership will help deliver multiple electric vehicle charging hubs across our estate, supporting the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's commitment to achieve Net Zero carbon by 2030. These new dedicated off-street urban charging hubs will also be able to simultaneously charge multiple vehicles at high speeds, while supporting placemaking in the local areas by including retail and other facilities. The first five initial sites being delivered as part of the joint venture are located in Hanger Lane, Canning Town, Hatton Cross Tube station, Tottenham Hale and Hillingdon Circus. In parallel with the procurement process, we hope to deliver at least 25 hubs across the life of this joint venture, the first of which will open in 2026, with the potential to increase this to 65 hubs. This will help encourage high-mileage businesses such as taxi, private hire and commercial drivers, across London, to confidently make the transition to electric vehicles. To find out more about our plans for electric vehicle charging hubs, visit: https://lnkd.in/eC6xTP3k #EVcharging #EV #Sustainability #London Transport for London Mark Farrow Tom Hurst Mete Coban MBE Amanda Zambon