Key Details

Overview

The Amp at 41-71 Commercial Road is a new campus for education and innovation in Aldgate, London E1.

Redevelopment of the former London Metropolitan University Building by LaSalle Investment Management and Trilogy Real Estate to the designs of Hawkins/Brown architects.

The Commercial Road campus has been substantially refurbished and expanded to circa 150,000 sq ft, with 80,000 sq ft of education and creative learning accommodation available for interested occupants.

The campus was previously in use as workshops and teaching space for London Metropolitan University.

Specialist on-site facilities include recording studios, performance space and an arena for gaming and esports.

The 0.98-acre island site was acquired by LaSalle and Trilogy from the Department for Education in a sale facilitated by the government-owned property company, LocatED, in the summer of 2022.

The partnership was advised on the acquisition by strategic real estate consultancy Kauffmans, which also acted to structure the pre-leasing agreement for Access Creative College and Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies during the negotiations to acquire the building.

41-71 Commercial Road was originally built in 1971 as the London College of Furniture. The college operated until 1992 when it was taken over by London Metropolitan University, and the building was vacated in 2016 after the university rationalised its estate.

The refurbished building is fully compliant with the requirements of Part L and is rated BREEAM Excellent with WiredScore Platinum and an EPC “B” rating.