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New acquisition of Glenwell Group in Prime Central London
14/04/2022
Glenwell Group are pleased to confirm the unconditional exchange of contracts to acquire two adjoining freehold investment buildings on Clanricarde Gardens, Notting Hill.
The vacant unmodernised buildings were acquired off market and will now be converted into 23 luxury apartments.
The construction project will commence in the summer and once completed will deliver valuable high specification rental product into the market.
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The Green Oasis Campus project is underway in the [email protected] district
29/03/2022
The [email protected] district, centre for innovation and development in Barcelona, is preparing for the Green Oasis Campus project, Glenwell Group’s latest development in the capital of Catalonia. The works include three office buildings and some modernist-style warehouses that are integrated into the complex.
Located at number 70 and 73 on Zamora Street, a prime real estate area in the district, the Bogatell underground station is just in front and there is easy access to other public transportation stops that provide excellent connections to the city and metropolitan area. It is also worth mentioning that the complex is just a 10-minute walk from the beach. The district itself offers a wide variety of services such as restaurants, hotels, shopping, leisure and the university, among others.
The site is endowed with 5,000 m2 of green space that includes terraces and gardens, which allows for a perfect balance between the green areas and office buildings. In fact, this project provides the best office space to green space ratio per m2 in all of the [email protected] district, offering an ideal working environment in Barcelona’s top hot spot for offices.
Designed by BCA, a renowned architecture firm, the Green Oasis Campus will have both LEED Gold and WELL Gold certifications and is projected to be finished by the third trimester of 2023.
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Glenwell Group completes its luxury residential development located in Tarragona (Spain)
19/01/2022
Via Augusta 107 is an exclusive residential complex located in the centre of Tarragona and is Glenwell Group’s first project in this port city, which has an imperial past and has also been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Located just a short walk from the Mediterranean Sea in one of the prime coastal areas, this development includes 13 exclusive homes that have been thought through to the last detail in order to adapt to the lifestyles and uniqueness of their owners.
Cutting-edge design and modern technological solutions come together to guarantee the comfort, quality and durability of this development. The project is made up of two separate buildings that are joined together by a communal area that includes a swimming pool and spacious gardens.
The homes are between 220m2 and 320m2 and include large terraces and private gardens with views of the Mediterranean. The majority of them are already occupied by their new owners, who have made Via Augusta 107 their new home.
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Glenwell Group has closed the sale of its latest office project in Spain
20/07/2021
Z Green Oasis, the new office campus in the prime area of Barcelona’s [email protected] district, was sold to CBRE Global Investors in forward purchase format.
Designed by the renowned architectural firm BCA, with a total office area of 15,439 sq m, Z Green Oasis consists of three new buildings alongside three converted modernist warehouses, all expected to complete by Q3 2023. The innovative campus is a pioneer in urban regeneration due to more than 5,000 sq m of green space and outside terraces. Z Green Oasis meets LEED Gold and WELL Gold standards, as well as the highest standards in sustainability.
For David Sánchez, CEO of Glenwell Group in Spain and Portugal: “Z Green Oasis has been one of our reference projects. This transaction consolidates the group’s objective of maintaining the strategy of developing quality and innovative real estate projects that meet the needs of a dynamic market, which seeks urban integration and value generation in a neighbourhood in constant movement such as the [email protected] district. This is a commitment in line with the developments we have been carrying out at Glenwell Group since our arrival in Spain in 2017.”
Carlos Bajo, Office Capital Markets Director at Savills Aguirre Newman Barcelona that has advised the agreement, commented that “The deal is a very good news as it reinforces confidence in Barcelona office market in the medium term and shows the interest of international capital in new developments in [email protected] district”.
According to Antonio Roncero, the Head of Transactions Iberia at CBRE Global Investors, “The office campus caters for the increasing demand for best-in-class office space and de-densification, driven by discerning occupier requirements to provide flexible collaborative space”.
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Glenwell Group next design-led aparthotel in London
10/03/2021
Glenwell Group is proud to announce that the project for its next hotel in London has recently obtained planning approval. The 92 Middlesex Street venue is a design-led aparthotel redevelopment that will feature a historic façade.
Thanks to its fabulous location in the trendy East, the place will be perfect for business travellers visiting the city as well as for leisure travellers looking for staying in the middle of one of London’s most vibrant areas, just a short hop from Liverpool Street Station and the City of London.
Glenwell Group, as owner and developer of the project, is in partnership with a great team of professionals taking care of every detail with Nick Baker Architects, JLL and Avison Young, who together are looking forward to this new development.
Operated under Staycity’s premium Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity brand, 92 Middlesex Street is due to open in the spring of 2022.
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The Glenwell Group launches its latest project in King’s Cross
01/10/2020
Five new buildings will occupy the 34,000 m2 site of the former Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital in the well-located central London district of King’s Cross.
The project will be developed by the Glenwell Group’s Groveworld brand and designed by renowned architects AHMM. The mixed-use development will include a 190-room hotel with a large restaurant area, and office and residential buildings surrounded by gardens and green areas.
This high-end development will form part of the urban renewal plan for King’s Cross, a district known as a hub for cultural, research, scientific, and academic institutions and which has been selected by large-scale enterprises such as Google, YouTube and Louis Vuitton as the location of their UK headquarters.
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Glenwell Group strengthens its presence in modular construction
18/09/2020
Glenwell Group has acted as project manager for the development and coordinator of the manufacture and assembly of 20 industrialised 3D modules that have made further development possible on the flat roof of a historic residential block in the centre of Pamplona, Spain.
In this innovative project, an advanced modular system was used to construct three additional storeys to accommodate four new homes, increasing the development potential of the site by extending the building upwards.
ByE Arquitectos were responsible for the design and ATEC Edificación for the engineering work in this ACR Group project: a genuine R&D challenge to find an efficient, accessible and modern way to rebuild.
Glenwell Group, always looking for new ways that will drive the future in Real Estate.
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Glenwell Group launches its rebranding with new corporate identity and website
01/06/2020
Glenwell Group has unveiled a new visual identity and global website.
The rebranding project is part of the company’s strategy to become a leading global real estate company.
The new logotype highlights the concepts of added value, dynamism and transformation, three of the terms that, together with innovation, better describe our approach to projects.
Our new claim TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE embodies our main purpose as a group: leading, through our brands, the transformation of the real estate sector, championing innovation and technology, anticipating the demands arising from the new paradigms of life, leisure and work and providing new solutions for the always evolving needs of people and urban life.
Likewise, the new website has been thoroughly designed to provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of Glenwell Group and its brands, improving functionality, and quick access to essential information to help clients make well-informed decisions about the Group.
The Z Green Oasis: Glenwell’s upcoming iconic project in Barcelona’s @22 District
13/01/2020
The Z Green Oasis Building is a pioneering offices regeneration project of 26,370 Sqm. (283,854 Sqft.) in the prime area of Barcelona’s innovation district.
Located in [email protected], Barcelona’s technological and innovation hub, The Z Green Oasis is Glenwell Group’s largest project in the city’s booming investment area. A unique and representative complex composed of 4 assets, a perfect mix of modernism, green areas and new buildings.
Designed by BCA Blanch + Conca Arquitectura with the highest standards and specifications, this efficient and sustainable (Leed Gold) building will become one of the area’s emblematic properties offering an integrated design.
With more than 5500 Sqm. of green areas (public and private) and 1100 Sqm of terraces, The Z Building will be the perfect environment to work better and live better.
Glenwell Group moves its Barcelona’s headquarters to the Torre Glòries
02/09/2019
Last December, the Barcelona team of the Glenwell Group moved to the Torre Glòries, one of the most emblematic skyscrapers in the city and the flagship building in the [email protected] District, the business, technological and cultural hub in which it is located.
The Glòries Tower, designed in 2005 by Jean Nouvel, is 142 meters high with 37,614 square meters of gross leasable area. The presence of high-level technology companies such as Competence Call Center (Facebook), Oracle and Dynatrace, among others, have turned it into a cluster of technological innovation.
The decision to operate from [email protected] is in line with the group’s strategy of being part of a global innovation hub and locating itself at the heart of where the most important real estate operations in the city are taking place.
Yahoo! R&D, Microsoft, Mediapro, Groupalia, Capgemini and Indra also chose [email protected] and, in 2018, Regus, Hewlett Packard, Criteo, Eurecat, Cuatrecasas and Amazon joined the growing number of major companies that have established operations in [email protected]
Glenwell Group buys a prime asset in Middlesex Street
15/02/2019
Glenwell Group has acquired a PRS block of flats in central London, on the edge of The City of London and just a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Street Station, with huge redevelopment potential.
The freehold 33,000 sq. ft. block at 92 Middlesex Street, E1, with 30 flats, was previously held in the Grainger’s GRIP fund.
Glenwell Group acquires major mixed-use development site in King’s Cross
04/12/2018
The purchase of 330 Grays Inn Road, currently occupied by the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, is in line with Glenwell Group’s strategy of acquiring well-located central London sites with major development potential.
The 1.5 acre freehold site in the heart of King’s Cross, acquired from The Royal Free Charity, will accommodate a high-quality, mixed-use scheme while substantially improving the neighbouring ‘King’s Cross Central’ urban regeneration plan, which, when completed, will accommodate circa 4m sq. ft. of commercial space, over 2,000 new homes, and has been chosen by major global companies such as Google, YouTube and Louis Vuitton as the location of their UK headquarters.
Additionally, the site is located within the ‘Knowledge Quarter’, a world-renowned cluster of over 85 cultural, research, scientific, business and academic institutions.
Glenwell Group joins [email protected] Network BCN
03/05/2018
Last May, Glenwell Group became part of the [email protected] Network BCN Association of Companies and Institutions, the main alliance for Barcelona’s innovative, technological and creative sector.
[email protected] Network BCN is a private business association that brings together more than 180 associates and some 19,000 workers from the main organizations in the district: companies, universities and technology centres, and a network of SMEs and start-ups that operate in the district.
Glenwell Group joins [email protected] Network BCN committed to revitalizing the [email protected] innovation district, which facilitates the integration of organizations and their professionals in technological-digital dynamics, fosters interaction and works to create a rich, complex and dynamically productive fabric.
Together with our company, Mobile World Capital Barcelona, BCombinator, Strands Labs, Metrovacesa, Magatzem d’Idees, FREO Group, Xinesa Educational Foundation, Cocooking, Swacer, Thoughtworks, My Sheltair and Grupo Bosch have also joined.
