Richard Townsend
RICHARD’S ROLE
Richard is a Partner in the West End Leasing team. He specialises in acting for institutional landlords, private property companies and large occupiers. He has had a key role in advising on the detailed design of schemes alongside the development team, in addition to the successful marketing and leasing of many high profile West End offices.
RELEVANT EXPERTISE / SPECIALISM
- Design Development
- Leasing
- Acquiring on behalf of occupier
EXPERIENCE
Richard has over 20 years’ experience in the West End office leasing market. He started his career in London in 1999 with DTZ (now C&W). In 2010 he moved to Deloitte Real Estate and subsequently to niche West End specialist H2SO which in 2014 merged with Colliers International. Richard joined Allsop in 2018 as a Partner.
RECENT PROJECTS / ASSIGNMENTS
| 80,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | HB Reavis | Cooper & Southwark, SE1 |
| 75,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Schroders | Chenies Street, WC1 |
| 60,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | LaSalle IM | 130 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 |
| 55,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Lazari | One Welbeck Street, W1 |
| 50,000 sq ft Leasing | Aberdeen Standard | Endeavour House, WC2 |
| 50,000 sq ft Leasing | Northwood | 90 Long Acre, WC2 |
| 50,000 sq ft Leasing | Aberdeen Standard | 75 York Road, SE1 |
| 50,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Aberdeen Standard | 14 St. George Street, W1 |
| 45,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Joint London | 22 Berners Street, W1 |
| 40,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | CBREGI | Seven Dials Warehouse, WC2 |
| 36,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | LaSalle I M | Emerson Studios, SE1 |
| 35,000 sq ft Leasing | Mayfair Capital | 20 Red Lion Street, WC1 |
| 35,000 sq ft Leasing | Lazari | 262 High Holborn, WC1 |
| 35,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | CBREGI | 30 Market Place, W1 |
| 35,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | UBS | 12 Golden Square, W1 |
| 30,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Aberdeen Standard | 50 New Bond Street, W1 |
| 30,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | LaSalle IM | 77 Kingsway, WC2 |
| 30,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Hermes | 33 Glasshouse Street, W1 |
| 25,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | NFU Mutual | Maple & Midford, W1 |
| 25,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | DTZ Investors | 2-3 Golden Square, W1 |
| 20,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Jaro Real Estate | 70 New Oxford Street, WC1 |
| 18,000 sq ft Leasing | Capreon | 31 St. Petersburgh Place, W2 |
| 15,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | Morgan Capital | 15 Stratford Place, W1 |
| 15,000 sq ft D/D/Leasing | CBREGI | 10 Midford Place, W1 |
KEY CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
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Aberdeen Standard, Lazari Investments, LaSalle Investment Management, CBREGI, Legal & General, DTZ Investors, Morgan Capital
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- MRICS
GETTING TO KNOW RICHARD
Favourite Sport/Team: Football / Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
Favourite Film: Trainspotting
Favourite Musician: Gerry Cinnamon
Favourite Landmark: St Pauls Cathedral
Favourite Holiday Destination: Greek Islands
Insights by Richard Townsend
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