Press Releases

  • Renaissance Croydon - 100,000 Sq Ft Offices Fully Let

    Legal and professional services organisation Parabis has leased the remaining office space in the Renaissance office development in Croydon comprising the ground and third floors and totalling 37,125 sq ft.

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  • Aker Solutions to lease 335,000 Sq ft at Aberdeen International Business Park

    Abstract has confirmed that it has concluded an agreement for lease with Aker Solutions ASA to take the whole of the First Phase of the Aberdeen International Business Park comprising 3 interlinked buildings totalling 335,000 sq ft.  It is believed that this is the largest office leasing deal ever in Scotland.

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  • Abstract gets go ahead at Gatwick

    Mark Glatman’s Abstract (Crawley) Limited has obtained detailed planning consent for its next highly competitive office development known as ‘The Leonardo Building’.

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  • New landmark building in Glasgow gets advanced air conditioning solution by Toshiba

    A new landmark building in the heart of Glasgow, St Vincent Plaza, is being equipped with an advanced Toshiba air conditioning system to deliver outstanding energy efficiency and comfort for occupants.

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  • Abstract Wins Environmental Award

    Abstract’s Renaissance office development in Croydon has won Sustainable Achievement of the Year at the Office Agents Society Development Awards 2014.  

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  • St Vincent Plaza Topping Out Ceremony

    Abstract (Glasgow) Ltd has announced that the topping-out of St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow, was completed today, 4 June 2014.

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  • Mott MacDonald's Renaissance in Croydon

    Global management, engineering and development consultancy, Mott MacDonald, have taken the entire 4th floor, comprising 20,997 sq ft, of Renaissance Croydon.

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  • Abstract Touches Down At Gatwick

    Mark Glatman's Abstract Securities has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Abstract (Crawley) Limited, has exchanged contracts on the purchase of 3.2 acres of land south of Gatwick Airport.

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  • Renaissance Shortlisted for Two Awards

    Abstract’s Croydon development, Renaissance, has made it on to the shortlist for two awards in the Office Agents Society Development Awards 2014

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  • Practical Completion Achieved at Renaissance

    Abstract is pleased to announce that its Renaissance Croydon development achieved Practical Completion on the due date, being 4 November 2013.

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  • Building Work Begins at St Vincent Plaza in Glasgow

    Abstract (Glasgow) Ltd has announced that site enabling work has now been completed and building work has started, at its speculative, high-quality office scheme, St Vincent Plaza in Glasgow City Centre.

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  • Renaissance Croydon Launch

    Croydon’s first speculative office building for a generation was launched at a VIP reception last Tuesday.

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  • Abstract Pounces on Second Croydon Property

    Mark Glatman’s Abstract has exchanged contracts to acquire the freehold interest in Emerald House, Croydon, through group company Abstract (Emerald) Limited.

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  • Abstract Completes Sale of Renaissance to M&G Real Estate

    Mark Glatman's Abstract Securities has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Abstract (Croydon) Limited, has completed the sale of its speculative Renaissance office development in Dingwall Road, Croydon to M&G Real Estate, three months ahead of completion.

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  • Abstract Concludes First Letting at Renaissance Croydon

    Abstract (Croydon) Ltd has confirmed that it has concluded an agreement for lease with the Board of the Pension Protection Fund on its Renaissance building currently under construction in Croydon.

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  • Abstract Announces Start on Site for St Vincent Plaza in Glasgow

    Abstract (Glasgow) Ltd has announced that it has completed its purchase of 303 St Vincent Street and on-site construction works are due to commence in a matter of days.

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  • Aker and Abstract Join Forces for 1 Million Sq Ft Business Park

    Aker ASA, the Norwegian investment company, is tying up with Abstract, to develop a 1 million sq ft business park on one of the most prominent sites in Aberdeen.

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  • Abstract Letting Coup for Renaissance Croydon

    Abstract Securities is set to lease close to half of its Renaissance scheme in Croydon to the Pension Protection Fund in a significant vindication of its decision to speculatively develop the 100,000 sq ft headquarters.

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  • Evergreen Fund Makes £6 Million Investment in Soapworks Office Development

    The North West Evergreen Fund has made an early investment, providing a loan of £6 million to the Soapworks regeneration development project in Salford,

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  • Renaissance Begins in Croydon

    Abstract (Croydon) Limited – a wholly owned subsidiary of Mark Glatman's Abstract Securities – has announced that on site construction works commenced on 11 June 2012

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  • Planning Consent Granted for Abstract’s Scheme in Glasgow

    Now that planning consent for this landmark development, located at the gateway to Glasgow's Central Business District, has been granted, site enabling works followed by full construction will start in the next few weeks.

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  • Abstract to Speculatively Build 100,000 sq ft of 'Grade A' Office Space in Croydon

    This will be one of the first speculative office schemes in the UK to meet a BREEAM 2011 specification and is the type of development that Croydon has deserved for a number of years.

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  • Abstract to Speculatively Build 170,000 sq ft of 'Grade A' Office Space in Glasgow

    The building – provisionally known as St Vincent Plaza – will offer a specification rarely seen outside Central London

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  • Boilerhouse Completes at Soapworks

    The Carlyle Group, together with its joint venture partners Nikal and Abstract Securities, has completed the first phase of Soapworks, the former Colgate-Palmolive site in Salford.

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