McCalmont

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• 1987

  

  Disposal of 30,000 sq ft in the International Press Centre, 76 Shoe Lane, EC4 for Norwich Union Life Insurance Society

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  The project involved the letting of small suites of offices from as little as 100 sq ft up to whole floors of 5,000 sq ft and was Nick's introduction to the City offices leasing market! The rentals achieved of £45.00 to £47.50 per sq ft enabled Norwich Union to book a sizeable profit on its purchase. The relationship forged with Norwich Union led to Nick being instructed to handle circa 180,000 sq ft subsequent disposals.

• 1988

  

  Acquisition of 3,000 sq ft in 15 St.Helen's Place, EC3 for International Insurance Services Ltd

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  Nick's first City office acquisition. The building was badly damaged by the IRA's 1993 Bishopsgate bomb enabling IIS Ltd to disclaim its lease.

• 1989

  

  Disposal of 125,000 sq ft in Dexter House, Royal Mint Court, EC3 for Britel Fund Trustees Limited

• 1989

  Disposal of 11,000 sq ft in 6 Broad Street Place, EC2 for Norwich Union Life Insurance Society

• 1989

  Disposal of 27,000 sq ft in New Liverpool House, 15/17 Eldon Street, EC2 for Norwich Union Life Insurance Society

• 1990

  

  Disposal of 145,000 sq ft in Finsbury Dials, 20 Finsbury Street, EC2 for Norwich Union Life Insurance Society

• 1990

  Acquisition of 16,000 sq ft in 1 Exchange Tower, E14 for Cazenove & Co Read more

  
  Nick has represented Cazenove on all aspects of its property portfolio since 1984 to include advising on rent reviews, the renewal and re-gearing of leases and numerous office acquisitions and disposals in London, the regions and abroad.

• 1991

  

  Disposal of 210,000 sq ft in 1 Angel Court, EC2 for JP Morgan

• 1991

  Disposal of 84,000 sq ft in 5 Tudor Street, EC4 for JP Morgan

• 1992

  

  Disposal of 270,000 sq ft in Vintners' Place, Upper Thames Street, EC4 for Vintners' Place Limited

• 1992

  Acquisition of 17,000 sq ft in 3 Copthall Avenue, EC2 for Cazenove & Co Read more

  
  Nick has represented Cazenove on all aspects of its property portfolio since 1984 to include advising on rent reviews, the renewal and re-gearing of leases and numerous office acquisitions and disposals in London, the regions and abroad.

• 1993

  

  Disposal of 86,500 sq ft in Fox Court, 30 Brooke Street, EC1 for Prudential Portfolio Managers Ltd

• 1994

  

  Disposal of 130,000 sq ft in City Tower, 40 Basinghall Street, EC2 for Wates City of London Properties Ltd

• 1995

  

  Disposal of 320,000 sq ft in 99 Bishopsgate, EC2 for Hammerson UK Properties plc

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  The experience gained in leasing a number of the City's best known tower buildings to include 99 Bishopsgate, led to Nick being appointed Expert Witness on the 1998 rent review of the 300,000 sq ft Drapers Gardens tower building in EC2 by The Drapers' Company.

• 1995

  

  Disposal of 50,000 sq ft in 1 St.Martins le Grand, EC1 for Nomura

• 1995

  Disposal of 96,000 sq ft in Cardinal House, 10 Farringdon Road, EC1 for BT

• 1995

  

  Disposal of 65,000 sq ft in Hillgate House, 26 Old Bailey, EC4 for Coopers & Lybrand

• 1995

  Disposal of 30,000 sq ft in Bucklersbury House, EC4 for Legal & General

• 1996

  

  Acquisition of 10,000 sq ft in 10 Moorgate for Cazenove & Co

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  Nick has represented Cazenove on all aspects of its property portfolio since 1984 to include advising on rent reviews, the renewal and re-gearing of leases and numerous office acquisitions and disposals in London, the regions and abroad.

• 1997

  

  Acquisition of 155,000 sq ft in 20 Moorgate for Cazenove & Co
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• 1997

  

  Disposal of 40,000 sq ft in Beaufort House, 15 St.Botolph Street, EC3 for Aon Group Limited Read more

  
  Nick helped Aon write its London Property Strategy Report in 1997 that led to the disposal of circa 200,000 sq ft surplus offices across the City and the Group's eventual consolidation in London in Cutlers Gardens, Devonshire Square, EC2.

• 1997

  Disposal of 63,000 sq ft in 6 Braham Street, EC3 for Aon Group Limited

• 1997

  Disposal of 60,000 sq ft in 15 Minories, EC3 for Aon Group Limited

• 1997

  Disposal of 25,000 sq ft in Knolly's House, 40 Mark Lane, EC3 for Aon Group Limited

• 1998

  Acquisition of 12,000 sq ft in 34/36 Lime Street, EC3 for Aon Group Limited

• 1998

  

  Acquisition of 2,300 sq ft in East India House, 8a Devonshire Square, EC2 for Aon Group Limited

• 1998

  

  Acquisition of 32,000 sq ft in 12 Moorgate, EC3 for Cazenove & Co

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  Nick has represented Cazenove on all aspects of its property portfolio since 1984 to include advising on rent reviews, the renewal and re-gearing of leases and numerous office acquisitions and disposals in London, the regions and abroad.

• 1998

  Disposal of 90,000 sq ft in 16 Old Bailey, EC4 for Hammerson UK Properties plc

• 1999

  

  Disposal of 195,000 sq ft in Millennium Bridge House, 1 High Timber Street, EC4 for Warburg Dillon Read

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  Nick completed the City's largest single letting in 1999 with the 195,000 sq ft disposal of Millennium Bridge House to financial services group, Old Mutual plc. With finished floor heights of 2.54m (8'4") and average floor sizes of 43,000 sq ft each, this 1980's designed building provided a difficult leasing challenge that was met successfully by Nick.

• 2001

  Acquisition of 1,000 sq ft data-centre in Frankfurt for Verio

• 2001

  

  Disposal of 22,000 sq ft in 90 Long Acre, WC2 for Cable & Wireless plc

• 2002

  Disposal of 15,000 sq ft in Barnard's Inn, WC1 for Cable & Wireless plc

• 2002

  Disposal of 17,500 sq ft in Greenwich View, Millharbour, E14 for Cable & Wireless plc

• 2003

  

  Acquisition of 5,000 sq ft in 55 Old Broad Street, EC2 for World Gold Council

• 2003

  Re-gearing of 16,000 sq ft lease in 1 Exchange Tower, E14 for Cazenove & Co   Read more

  
  Nick has represented Cazenove on all aspects of its property portfolio since 1984 to include advising on rent reviews, the renewal and re-gearing of leases and numerous office acquisitions and disposals in London, the regions and abroad.

• 2004

  Disposal of 9,000 sq ft in Crosby Court, 38 Bishopsgate, EC2 for Charles Schwab

• 2004

  

  Acquisition of 20,000 sq ft in 8 Lloyd's Avenue, EC3 for Marketform Acquisition Company

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• 2004

  

  Acquisition of 12,000 sq ft in 30 Cannon Street, EC4 for Newsquest Specialist Media Read more

  
  The acquisition of 5,000 sq ft in the late 1990's for Southern Magazines led to Nick forming a long association with Newsquest Specialist Media resulting in two further leasing instructions of 12,000 sq ft each.

• 2004

  

  Disposal of 42,000 sq ft in 26 Red Lion Square, WC1 for Cable & Wireless plc

  Refer to Case Study

• 2004

  

  Acquisition of 18,000 sq ft in The Point, Paddington Basin, W2 for Cable & Wireless plc

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• 2004

  

  Acquisition of 2,500 sq ft in 10 King William Street, EC4 for Charles Schwab

• 2004

  

  Disposal of 23,000 sq ft in 111 Old Broad Street, EC2 for CSFB

• 2005

  

  Acquisition of 34,000 sq ft in The Point, Paddington Basin, W2 for Cable & Wireless plc

• 2005

  

  Disposal of 14,500 sq ft in Central House, 25 Camperdown Street, E1 for St. Paul London Properties, Inc

• 2005

  

  Disposal of 50,000 sq ft in City Gate House, Finsbury Square, EC2 for Bloomberg LP

• 2005

  

  Acquisition of 11,300 sq ft in Times Square, 160 Queen Victoria Street, EC4 for Openwork

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  Using his intimate knowledge of the market, Nick identified that Mellon Bank had agreed a 5 year option on floorspace earmarked for its own expansion in Times Square and was thus able to negotiate the acquisition of 11,000 sq ft for Openwork (and a similar amount for IDOX plc) at a headline rent that reflected a discount of 62.5% from the landlord's asking rent.

• 2006

  

  Acquisition of 84,000 sq ft in 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 for SunGard Read more

  
  The 84,000 sq ft acquisition from Citibank under four separate leases afforded SunGard the flexibility it required to draw down and exit space on a phased basis to match the intended exit of various sites in London and abroad. The transaction resulted in Nick being recognised for closing GVA Worldwide's largest international deal in 2006.
   
  Refer to Case Study

• 2006

  

  Acquisition of 4,500 sq ft in One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 for Coutts Bank

• 2006

  

  Disposal of 12,000 sq ft in 1 South Place, EC2 for Bloomberg LP

• 2006

  

  Acquisition of 14,000 sq ft in 2 More London Riverside, SE1 for Markit Group

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  The demise of Refco provided the opportunity for Nick to leverage a transaction resulting in 14,000 sq ft Grade A offices being acquired in a stunning riverside location with the benefit of close to £1 million expenditure on existing fit-out, furniture and equipment.

• 2006

  

  Acquisition of 5,000 sq ft in St. Andrew's House, 18-20 St. Andrew's Street, EC4 for The Newspaper Society
  Refer to Case Study

• 2006

  

  Disposal of 84,500 sq ft in 124 Theobalds Road, WC1 for Cable & Wireless Plc

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• 2007

  

  Disposal of 19,000 sq ft in Exchequer Court, 33 St. Mary Axe, EC3 for SunGard

• 2007

  

  Acquisition of 12,495 sq ft in 6 New Street Square, EC4 for Weightmans

• 2007

  

  Acquisition of 21,000 sq ft in 30 Cannon Street, EC4 for International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation
  Refer to Case Study

• 2007

  

  Disposal of 28,000 sq ft in One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 for Trinity Mirror plc

• 2007

  

  Acquisition of 28,000 sq ft in One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 for Abbey Business Centres