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Orchard Street deploys £200m for second Impact Fund within 6 months of launch

Orchard Street has concluded a highly successful end to the year for its recently launched UK Decarbonisation Impact Fund. The Fund has a decarbonisation-led active asset management strategy and the recent acquisitions all present excellent opportunities to reduce occupier costs and deliver future-proofed, Paris-aligned assets.

Funds & Finance

Orchard Street’s Social and Environmental Impact Partnership Fund adopts Financial Conduct Authority’s ‘Sustainability Impact’ Label

One of the few real estate funds to adopt the ‘Sustainability Impact’ label under the Financial Conduct Authority’s new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

Semi trucks being unloaded at warehouse with solar panels on the rooftop, aerial view.

Funds & Finance

ACCESS Pool appoints Orchard Street as Impact Real Estate manager

The ACCESS Pool - a collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires composed of 11 Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Administering Authorities, with assets totalling c. £45bn on behalf of participating pension funds, announces that it has appointed Orchard Street Investment Management to…

Lettings & Asset Management

Orchard Street fully lets South East industrial estate following comprehensive refurbishment

Sustainable, energy efficient and flexible working environment supports H.E.L’s plans for growth.

Acquisitions & Disposals

Orchard Street’s Impact Fund makes first acquisition with South East industrial estate

Orchard Street will transform the asset into a highly sustainable estate through active asset management, in line with stringent Impact Fund objectives. Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’) has completed the first acquisition on behalf of its £400 million inaugural Impact Fund. T…

Lettings & Asset Management

Orchard Street secures spate of lettings following comprehensive unit upgrades at one of Leeds’ largest industrial estates

77,000 sq ft let to five occupiers over the last 12 months following multi-unit refurbishments at 25-acre Gildersome Spur estate in Leeds.

Lettings & Asset Management

Orchard Street secures c. 30,000 sq ft Dunstable industrial letting following ESG upgrades

A total of 135 kWhr peak of solar PV panels installed across three units, to cater for robust occupier demand for flexible, energy efficient space in prime locations. Orchard Street Investment Management the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed a new letting with Shank…

Lettings & Asset Management

Orchard Street completes 6,500 sq ft letting to technology leader Arm at 10 Templeback, Bristol

Orchard Street Investment Management announces that it has agreed a letting with UK-headquartered technology leader Arm to 10 Templeback, Bristol. Founded in 1990, Arm is the foundation of the semiconductor industry, with nearly 6,000 employees across 25 offices worldwide. With its headquarters in…

Acquisitions & Disposals

Orchard Street’s Impact Fund acquires South East London last-mile industrial estate for c. £21 million

Asset to be transformed in line with stringent Impact Fund objectives, targeting an accelerated route to net zero carbon alongside location specific social needs

Responsible Investment

Orchard Street appoints Kathryn Barber as Head of Responsibility & ESG

Orchard Street Investment Management appoints Kathryn Barber as Head of Responsibility and ESG. Kathryn will be integral to building on Orchard Street’s strong credentials as a responsible investor and will support the business in delivering measurable social and environmental impact on behalf of i…