Tag Archives: Ruskin Square

Ruskin Square’s first offices are handed over to HMRC

Posted on December 13, 2016 by

When the John Gent of their generation comes to write up a passage on the 21st century redevelopment of Croydon, December 13 2016 may warrant more than a footnote in their account, because today is the day that Ruskin Square … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Property, Ruskin Square | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

The Taxman cometh: HMRC signs £200m office lease

Posted on August 3, 2016 by

The Taxman cometh. HM Revenue and Customs has today signed a 25-year lease for the whole of the first office block to be completed in the Ruskin Square development. The deal could be worth more than £200 million for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Housing, Parking, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

International marketing firm handed contract for Platform

Posted on March 7, 2016 by

Grey Label, the Croydon-based marketing firm which has, inexplicably, somehow got a stranglehold on lucrative council and developers’ promotion contracts in and around the borough, has lost its deal for one of the town centre’s key developments. The Croydon firm … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Property, Ruskin Square | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Boxpark’s £3m loan under threat if summer opening is delayed

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

It’s not just the trains which are running late at East Croydon. So is the planned opening date for Boxpark. Croydon was chosen to be the second location of the retail mall made from shipping containers, following the original Boxpark … Continue reading →

Posted in Boxpark, Business, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Jo Negrini, Property, Ruskin Square, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Taxman doubles up interest on Ruskin Square offices

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

Stanhope, the developers of the Ruskin Square site alongside East Croydon Station, are to begin work on a second office block with the taxman now seeming likely to take up tenancy in both pieces of real estate. Inside Croydon reported … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Gavin Barwell, Housing, London-wide issues, Planning, Property, Ruskin Square | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Warehouse Theatre celebrates 30 years of playwriting festival

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the International Playwriting Festival organised by the late and much-lamented Warehouse Theatre. The Warehouse Theatre, housed in an old coal merchants’ warehouse on the edge of what is now the Ruskin Square development, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Theatre, Warehouse Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ruskin Square considered for HMRC’s new tax supercentre

Posted on November 13, 2015 by

Senior officials from Her Majesty’s Customs and Revenues – HMRC – were in Croydon on Wednesday visiting the Ruskin Square development as a potential office location for a new tax supercentre. The Government announced yesterday a plan to close 170 … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Planning, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments