£250m central London ‘ultra-urban’ warehouse development set for refurbishment

Bloom, the ‘ultra-urban’ industrial investor and developer, is about to start the sixth project for its £250m ‘ultra-urban’ warehouse joint venture with Angelo Gordon in central London.

Bloom has appointed fit-out and refurbishment contractor, Pexhurst Services, to carry out a sustainable 36,885 sq ft refurbishment in Fulham after securing planning consent in the summer. Located at 3-9 Imperial Road, Imperial Studios will be transformed into a prime, ‘ultra-urban’ warehouse space known as Bloom Fulham.

The refurbishment of the front facade, roof and internal configuration will raise the roof height, increasing the clear internal height of both the ground and first floors. It will target a BREEAM sustainability rating of ‘Very Good’ and an EPC rating of ’A+.

The scheme will include solar panels, EV charging points and cycle provisions to encourage sustainable travel, according to Bloom’s core sustainability objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through construction and operational efficiency.

Completion is expected in the second quarter of 2024. Letting agents are Gerald Eve and Montagu Evans.

The refurbishment of Imperial Studios, which was originally built in 1935 as the garage and workshop of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company, is the sixth project to be carried out by Bloom for its ‘ultra-urban’ warehouse joint venture with Angelo Gordon in central London,

This latest project joins ground-up developments in Hackney, Brixton, Greenwich and Camberwell and a refurbishment in Park Royal.

Chris Leonard, Development Director of Bloom, commented: “With a prime west London location, Bloom Fulham is the sixth project in our strategy to reimagine urban warehousing, by providing well-designed, sustainable, and efficient units in supply-constrained inner London sub-markets.

“It will offer businesses the chance to gain a foothold in a part of the city not known for an abundance of flexible business and light industrial space”.

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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