Kensington Arcade

Shopping mall in London, England
51°30′2.98″N 0°11′32.06″W / 51.5008278°N 0.1922389°W / 51.5008278; -0.1922389OwnerMeadow PartnersNo. of stores and services15Total retail floor area140,000 square feet (13,000 m2)[1]Public transit accessLondon Underground High Street KensingtonWebsitekensingtonarcade.co.uk

The Kensington Arcade is a shopping centre in Kensington, London, England. It is located on Kensington High Street. The entrance to High Street Kensington tube station is within The Kensington Arcade.

History

The main entrance to Kensington Arcade

In August 2000 it was revealed that MEPC plc was planning to sell its shopping centres, including Kensington Arcade, so the money can be reinvested in its business parks in South East England.[2] It was expected to sell for £100 million.[2]

Meadow Partners announced that it had completed a recapitalization of Kensington Arcade, costing £100 million, in March 2011.[1][3] Meadow Partners also asked Paul Davis + Partners to look at the redevelopment of Kensington Arcade.[4] Planning permission was obtained to combine the two shopping units.[4]

In April 2013, Wasabi and Bill's Restaurant took two stores in Kensington Arcade.[5] Kamps, a German bakery chain, opened two stores in London in 2013 - one on Tottenham Court Road and the other in Kensington Arcade.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Meadow Partners Completes £100 million Recapitalization of 125 Kensington High Street, London" (PDF). Meadow Partners. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b Simpkins, Edward (27 August 2000). "MEPC to sell off shopping centres". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  3. ^ Thomas, Daniel (26 April 2011). "Highbridge secures funds for data centres". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Kensington Arcade" (PDF). Paul Davis + Partners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  5. ^ Norman, Paul (23 April 2013). "Two more restaurants tuck into Kensington Arcade". CoStar UK. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Premiere für Kamps: Zwei Standorte in London eröffnet". SystemWissen (in German). 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.

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