Hammerson completes sale of London property for £176m
FTSE 100 property firm Hammerson has sold the freehold of one of its London properties to St. Martins Property Investments for £176m.
FTSE 100 property firm Hammerson has sold the freehold of one of its London properties to St. Martins Property Investments for £176m.
Some £5m of this has been deferred subject to certain conditions which are expected to be satisfied by 2013.
The property, 60 Threadneedle Street, in East London, was completed by Hammerson in January 2009 at a cost of £124m. The 214,200 square foot building is in the centre of the City of London, and forms part of the site previously occupied by the London Stock Exchange.
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The last valuation at 30 June 2011 was £165m. Passing rents, post rent-free periods, are £8.8m and the price represents an initial yield to the purchaser of about 4.75%.
David Atkins, Chief Executive of Hammerson, said: "We have a clear strategy for London offices of creating high quality property through asset management and development, then recycling capital to realise value. This disposal will allow Hammerson to crystallise significant development profits and further enhance our financial flexibility for future refurbishment, development and acquisition opportunities.
"Having originally acquired the former Stock Exchange site in 2002, and progressed two separate developments, we generated significant value through the sale of 50% of 125 Old Broad Street in 2006, and have now realised a substantial profit on cost from the sale of 60 Threadneedle Street."
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