Fired Earth at Ascot
Acting on behalf of bespoke furniture specialists Woodstock, Lewis Craig have arranged for an assignment of the leasehold interest on their showroom premises in Winkfield Road, Ascot to Fired Earth Limited, part of the AGA Rangemaster Group Plc.
The premises, extending to just under 3,000 sq ft over ground and first floors along with a front courtyard area, occupy a prominent position in Winkfield Road at the junction of High Street.
We Grill now open at Leadenhall Market
It’s great to see We Grill now open and we are certain that this exciting new food concept will be a massive success.
We Grill offers a unique selection of healthy skewers, original seasoned side dishes and homemade soups, made from the best ingredients and all cooked fresh daily. Combining healthy with tasty and local with seasonal, the menu will be constantly evolving to satisfy a food savvy customer base.
Leadenhall Market, one of the main shopping destinations in the City of London, offers a unique variety of interesting retail brands and a wide range of restaurants, bars and cafes from fine dining, to traditional pubs to speciality food on the go.
As retained property advisers to We Grill, Lewis Craig acted on the premises acquisition and are now actively seeking to secure a second location.
Pure Taste’s London Opening
Having represented Pure Taste on the acquisition of their new restaurant premises at 115 Westbourne Grove London W2, Lewis Craig wish every success to founder Holly Redman and her business partner Adib Bamieh.
Pure Taste is the Uk’s first Palaeolithic and specialist “free- from” restaurant offering a unique fine-dining experience for those following specialist diets and those becoming increasingly interested in healthy great tasting food.
Holly Redman, the founder and driving forces behind the venture is a nutritional therapist, chef and chemistry graduate. Holly initially set up Pure Taste as a pop-up event in a 50 cover fine dining restaurant in Haywards Heath and enjoyed considerable success, resulting in the project being taken to the next level to establish a permanent home for Pure Taste.
Indian Gastronomy comes to Weybridge
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Biju Bubble Tearoom Launches in Soho
We are delighted to advise that our client Biju Bubble Tearoom have now launched their first UK shop at 45 Old Compton Street, Soho. Biju is an exciting new brand, dedicated to serving the tastiest bubble tea, using the freshest ingredients available.
Bubble Tea is gaining popularity in the UK, particularly in London and Biju are looking to capitalise by becoming a brand leader in a marketplace with huge potential and a captive customer base.
We think the brand and product are excellent, we wish Nick and the team every success, and we look forward to working closely with Biju Bubble Tearoom on the acquisition of further locations in key Central London locations.
Please click here for the property requirement flyer, and get in touch with Theo Benedyk to discuss Biju’s expansion plans.
All on Schedule for Trailfinders 2014 Openings
Acting on behalf of retained client Trailfinders, Lewis Craig have recently acquired properties in St Albans and Guildford, both now open, as well as a relocation property in Cardiff currently being fitted out.
The St Albans Travel Centre, which opened in March 2014 is located at 3 Market Place, alongside the famous 15th Century St Albans Clock Tower close to the junction of High Street.
This Grade II listed property, has dual frontages to Market Place and French Row and comprises an overall 1750 sq ft. The property has been sensitively restored to preserve the distinctive character and appearance of the locality, although there were some interesting setbacks during the fit-out as can be expected for a building of this age!
June saw the opening of Trailfinders Guildford Travel Centre, located at 146 High Street, occupying a prime position in this highly sought after High Street with a line-up that includes House of Fraser, Hugo Boss, Ted Baker, Karen Millen, etc. The property offers some 1700 sq ft over ground and first floors.
The Cardiff property, located in the heart of the city in busy pedestrianised Queen Street, is situated alongside the entrance to Queens Arcade and close to Cardiff Castle. Currently being fitted out the property which provides a ground floor retail area of some 2,300 sq ft along with additional ancillary space, is scheduled to open in October, as a relocation from 37 St Mary’s Street where Trailfinders have been located since 2005.
Lewis Craig, property advisers to Trailfinders, negotiated the freehold acquisitions of all three properties.
Contact Richard Grossman for further information and on Trailfinders continuing requirements.
Soho move for Bare Escentuals
Lewis Craig are delighted to have represented our client Bare Escentuals with their office relocation project, which saw the company move from their previous Soho Square offices, to Film House in Wardour Street.
Film House is one of Soho’s most prominent buildings, located on the East side of Wardour Street, in the heart of Soho. Wardour Street is one of London’s buzziest hotspots, being surrounded by numerous bars, restaurants and shopping facilities.
The premises, located on the fourth floor of Film House, provide approximately 8,300 sq ft, of largely open-plan space. Having considered several other options, the premises were identified as offering the perfect solution for the company’s UK head office requirement.
Bare Escentuals’ in-house counsel, Elaine Hutton, comments, “We are very happy with the excellent service provided by Lewis Craig throughout the relocation project, through to legal formalities being concluded. As always, the team at Lewis Craig grasped the brief and delivered excellent results.”
Originally founded in 1994 by Leslie Blodgett, in San Francisco, Bare Escentuals, with mineral based cosmetics line bareMinerals, has become a global success story. The company has been operating in the UK for over 15 years, trading from Selfridges, John Lewis, House of Fraser and Debenhams as well as bareMinerals stores across the country.
Please contact Richard Grossman regarding Bare Escentuals’ general property requirements.
Indian Gastronomy comes to Weybridge
Lewis Craig acquires Shiraz Ali’s latest restaurant at No.7 Temple Market, in Weybridge, Surrey. Lewis Craig negotiated a new sublease from the former tenant Gondola group.
Shiraz has taken the Indian restaurant scene in Surrey by storm, having already operated Addlestone’s Mystica restaurant for several years. No.7 opened at the end of June, and has already received tremendous praise for their Indian gastronomy.
Since early April 2014, Shiraz and his team have been designing something rather special for Weybridge, we are delighted they have now opened for business, and we wish them every success.
Shiraz Ali comments, “Theo Benedyk and the team at Lewis Craig were highly instrumental in assisting us acquire and negotiate the terms of the lease on our new restaurant. We were impressed with the level of professionalism and bespoke service offered to us.”
Hanina Fine Arts open new Mayfair gallery
Lewis Craig acquire Hanina Fine Arts’ new art gallery in Mayfair, at 21 Woodstock Street, located off New Bond Street. Hanina Fine Arts (HFA) have been dealing in twentieth century European art for over twenty years, and have established a reputation as leading specialists in the post-war School of Paris.
Following a decade of private dealing in New York, HFA was founded in London by the director Yuval Hanina in 1992, initially encountering some resistance to his new modern gallery on Westbourne Grove; it went on to prove a catalyst for the transformation of the street into one of London’s most chic shopping streets.
In 2010 HFA opened a gallery on St George Street in Mayfair which in 2013 became Sotheby’s S2. During Q4 2013, Lewis Craig were instructed to identify suitable premises for HFA’s gallery relocation.
Yuval Hanina comments,
“Having relinquished our previous gallery to Sotheby’s in 2013, we found it a much greater challenge than expected to find a suitable new space in Mayfair in a very competitive market. Towards the end of the year I met with Theo Benedyk from Lewis Craig, whose knowledge and intelligence was immediately apparent and combined with his amiable manner he was a great a pleasure to deal with.
Theo soon identified a potential property for us, negotiating both the acquisition of the existing lease and subsequently a surrender and re-grant of a new lease. This required skill and talent to convert a delicate situation into a successful result. I would highly recommend Theo and the team at Lewis Craig for commercial property matters.”