Archive: Feb 2013

The Portman Estate has signed chef Gwen Wren to launch a new restaurant at 24 Seymour Place, W1. Wren has signed a new 15 year lease for the 2,400 sq ft restaurant. The restaurant, named The Lockhart, will open in late April. The menu will feature a combination of flavours from Mexico and the south-west US. Mark Calder, head of sales at Restaurant Property, which… Read more

London-based cocktail bar chain Be At One has secured the former FluidBar at 40/42 Charterhouse Street, EC1, as it ramps up its expansion programmer. Be At One has taken an assignment of the ground floor and basement from Springdene, trading as FluidBar, which totals 2,000 sq ft. The chain will pay rent of £50,000 sq ft pa. The lease on the property was extended in… Read more

Stanhope and the BBC have appointed four agents to advise on bringing forward and marketing their major redevelopment of the famous Television Centre in London’s White City, CoStar News can reveal. The scheme takes in offices and studio space for the BBC, complementary entertainment and leisure facilities, public open space, offices, housing and a hotel, and is one of the largest and valuable projects to… Read more

Clockjack Oven have officially launched in Soho offering herb marinated free range chicken expertly cooked in a rotisserie oven and served with Clockjack Oven’s own special sauces. Clockjack Oven founders Jerry Goldberg and Fraser Duncan have meticulously researched cooking methods and sourced a rotisserie oven that is the first of its kind in the UK.  A chance visit to a rotisserie chicken restaurant in Spain,… Read more