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Crown Estate acquires Piccadilly Regent Estate headlease in central London
The Crown Estate has completed the acquisition of the headlease of the Piccadilly Regent Estate, a mixed-use island site between Piccadilly, Regent Street and Air Street. No purchase price was disclosed. The Estate says the deal supports its placemaking and environmental plans for Regent Street.
Our readConsolidating leasehold interests gives the Estate fuller control over one of its highest-profile regeneration frontages.
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