101 Cambridge – Yard Nine

Securing consent and subsequently building out speculatively this new 3 storey, 90,000 sqft office scheme at the entrance to Cambridge’s best science park secured a significant return to Hermes. The site is held freehold from Trinity College Cambridge and the project required close discussion and negotiation with them.

With an underwhelming presence to Europe’s best science and research park, and within 2 miles of the city centre the site provided an opportunity that Hermes, Trinity College and ourselves all relished. Working with Scott Brownrigg the team designed and delivered a new landmark building for this important site on the Science Park.

The final scheme provided floorplates of 30,000 sqft designed to accommodate Research & Development occupiers with an enhanced specification and discretely designed parking. The end result achieved record rents at the time approaching £30 psf with the majority of the building leased within nine months of practical completion.