W.RE has prelet the entire Typewriter Building in Borough, SE1, to a flexible office operator.
The London-based developer and asset management firm has let 22,000 sq ft at 140-148 Borough High Street to flexible workspace and coworking operator Work.Life.
The site will be Work.Life’s 12th coworking location across London, Reading and Manchester.
Once complete, the building, which is between London Bridge and Borough station, will offer high-quality workspace with a winter garden, a bio-solar roof and rooftop terrace overlooking the Shard. The project is targeting WELL Readiness.
The office block, which is the former headquarters of the office machinery business for which it was built in 1957, is being refurbished into a low-carbon, BREEAM Excellent building has been redesigned by Cowie Montgomery.
The original building was designed by architects Richard Seifert and Wilem Frischman.
The ESG-focused renovation will repurpose the building’s existing structure and preserve its signature façade to reduce carbon emissions and minimise waste.
Refurbishment works are due to be completed in Q3 2023.
Chris Bonner, head of asset management at W.RE, said: “Typewriter is a retrofitted, modern building living inside an attractive 1950s shell, sustainably designed to meet the demands of today’s office user. We look forward to seeing Work.Life breathe life into the building transforming it into a thriving hub for innovation and collaboration.”
David Kosky, co-founder of Work.Life, said the building’s “prime location in the heart of Borough, just a stone’s throw from our busy Bermondsey space… presents an incredible opportunity”.
USP advised W.RE.
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