Joint venture partners Landid Property and Brockton Capital LLP have celebrated the topping out of the Thames Tower in Reading. This 180,000 sq ft contemporary office building has been designed to accommodate the City’s rich talent pool and London occupiers seeking better alternatives for their business.
The Landid/Brockton partnership was joined by Mohammed Ayub, the recently-elected mayor of Reading, and Tony Page, deputy leader of the council, to celebrate the construction milestone.
Thames Tower, on target to complete in the first quarter of next year, will act as a high-profile landmark building which will welcome new business occupiers into Reading town centre. Located on the pedestrianised piazza, directly opposite Reading’s newly rebuilt £500 million station, it offers excellent access to Reading’s rail connections, which will be further enhanced when from 2019 the Elizabeth line will open up even more routes between Reading and the capital.
Originally an 11-storey building, Thames Tower has been stripped back to the frame, the floor plates have been extended and an additional four floors added. A 1,333 sq ft rooftop terrace will provide space for occupiers to hold meetings, collaborate on projects and enjoy 360 degree views of Reading and the Thames Valley. The building’s ground floor has a double-height reception area which leads to the first floor, comprised of 8,000 sq ft of restaurants, café and other amenity space.
Page said: “I’m delighted with the progress and I now look forward to the building’s new cladding being revealed once the scaffolding has been removed.”
Trevor Silver, managing director at Landid, added: “Thames Tower will be Reading’s best-located and most-contemporary workplace when it completes later this year.”
Tony Edgley, partner at Brockton Capital, commented: "Our aim is to deliver the right combination of design, connectivity, service, sustainability and value, within an amenity-rich, urban setting.”
The Landid/Brockton partnership is one of the most active office developers in the Western Corridor. It is currently also developing two other major office buildings set for completion between Q4 2016 and Q3 2017: Charter Building in Uxbridge, and Porter Building in Slough.
JLL and Parkinson Holt are the letting agents for Thames Tower.
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