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Developers seek views on last parts of Ruskin Square jigsaw

Posted on December 2, 2025 by insidecroydon

The development partnership which has taken two decades to deliver a couple of office buildings, plus Boozepark and a block of flats on the nine-acre “gateway” site next to East Croydon Station, is now seeking public opinion on what they … Continue reading →

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Developers sell latest East Croydon office block for £267m

Posted on March 30, 2023 by insidecroydon

At least one development project in Croydon town centre has managed to be completed ‘on time and under budget’ Schroders, the investors behind the Ruskin Square development next to East Croydon Station, have sold their latest office block in a … Continue reading →

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Ruskin Square signs government tenant in £300m deal

Posted on April 15, 2020 by insidecroydon

Schroders have announced a multi-million-pound deal with Whitehall to build and rent out a second large office block at Ruskin Square, their £500million development next to East Croydon Station. And in doing so, they may well have pulled the rug … Continue reading →

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International marketing firm handed contract for Platform

Posted on March 7, 2016 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Ruskin Square considered for HMRC’s new tax supercentre

Posted on November 13, 2015 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Metro Bank pulls out of move to £50m Ruskin Square offices

Posted on September 10, 2015 by insidecroydon

A multi-million-pound deal for Metro Bank to bring their global head offices and hundreds of staff to Croydon has collapsed. It was only a few weeks ago that developers Stanhope and their financial backers Schroders, who own Ruskin Square alongside … Continue reading →

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Lend Lease land £40m deal to build Metro Bank HQ

Posted on July 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

Builders Lend Lease have been given the £40 million construction contract to build the first office block at Ruskin Square, the site alongside East Croydon Station. The building will be the headquarters office for Metro Bank, who are moving from … Continue reading →

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Work underway to get Boxpark to pop-up in summer 2016

Posted on March 12, 2015 by insidecroydon

Boxpark, the pop-up retail centre built from disused shipping containers, will open alongside East Croydon Station with up to 80 shops, fashionable boutiques and cafes next summer, it was confirmed this morning. Work is to begin immediately, and around 200 … Continue reading →

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Labour is getting all spaced out over Croydon’s old offices

Posted on October 20, 2014 by insidecroydon

Proposals to preserve Croydon’s over-supply of old and unwanted office space go before Croydon Council’s cabinet meeting tonight, and risk jeopardising the town’s tentative recovery, writes WALTER CRONXITE Criticisms of Croydon Council’s commitment to preserving heritage are misplaced. A report … Continue reading →

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