Construction of first office phase at 拢2.1bn Stratford International Quarter will start this summer

TfL building Stratford

Construction on the first office phase of Lend Lease鈥檚 mammoth 拢2.1bn Stratford International Quarter will start this summer, after Transport for London signed up as the first office tenant.

Transport for London will take a 265,000 sq ft office building at the International Quater, which is being developed by Lend Lease in joint venture with London and Continental Railways.

Work is already underway on the first phase of International Quarter, a 333-home residential scheme, Glasshouse Gardens, that overlooks the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Dan Labbad, chief operating officer of Lend Lease, said: 鈥淪ecuring TfL as a major pre-let marks the emergence of a new generation of offices in east London that will make a lasting contribution to the local economy.鈥

Steve Allen, managing director of finance at TfL, said: 鈥淲e are consolidating our office accommodation into a smaller number of larger buildings.

鈥淭he International Quarter in Stratford provides the ideal opportunity for us to make further progress with its excellent transport links while enabling us to achieve significant savings.鈥