Completed projects
Starbucks, Cambridge Retail Park
Cambridge, UK
Completed
Railpen
Development Management
Ridgelift, on behalf of Railpen, opened the new 2,000 sq ft Starbucks within a newly created pocket park at Cambridge Retail Park. The café forms part of Railpen’s wider placemaking strategy for the estate, transforming a previously hard-surfaced area into a welcoming green destination.
The pocket park includes a garden walk, play on the way route, café garden, cycle parking, and a green-roofed pavilion designed to promote biodiversity and wellbeing while encouraging visitors to dwell and enjoy the surroundings. The project reflects Railpen’s ongoing investment in creating sustainable, high-quality environments across its portfolio, integrating commercial activation with improved public realm and community benefit.
Elektrownia Powisle
Warsaw, Poland
Completed
Tristan Capital Partners and White Star Real Estate
Development Management
Opened in 2020, Ridgelift worked with fund and operating partner to regenerate the historic Powisle power station in Warsaw city centre into a significant mixed use scheme encompassing retail, food hall, leisure, office and residential.
Powisle power plant was originally built in 1904 to power the city of Warsaw and was constantly improved and expanded, becoming one of the largest power stations in Poland.
Caledonia Park Outlet Village
Gretna
Completed
Railpen
Development Management
Ridgelift acted for Railpen on the extensive refurbishment of the Outlet Village which provided for tenant engineering, improved public realm & facades, and further net additional space, future proofing the asset for the fund.
Caledonia Park has more than 50 outlets, and is boosted by excellent connectivity to key motorways, is accessible to a significant catchment and has experienced year-on-year sales growth for the last six successive quarters.
Old George Mall
Salisbury
Completed
Railpen
Development Management
Ridgelift are appointed by Railpen on the repositioning of the ex BHS unit to 46,000 sq ft Primark.
With an excellent selection of 40 retail units, Old George Mall is the destination for busy shoppers looking for great retail stores, a place to eat or somewhere to relax.
Kronen Vanløse
Copenhagen, Denmark
Completed
Tristan Capital Partners
Development Management
Ridgelift acted on behalf of Tristan Capital Partners and brought forward the mixed-use scheme to provide 270,000 sq ft of retail space together with 160 modular constructed apartments on the upper levels.
Located in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen, it is adjacent to the main metro and rail stations that provide public transport links to the centre of the Danish capital, the city’s international airport and the neighbouring districts of Grøndal, Flintholm and Brønshøj. The architects were Leonard Design Architects.
BeechwoodShopping Centre
Cheltenham, UK
Completed
BlackRock UK Property Fund
Development Management
Ridgelift acted on behalf of BlackRock to reposition the secondary Beechwood Shopping Centre in Cheltenham to provide a small full line department store for John Lewis, a Next MSU and 340 car parking spaces.
This required asset management to gain vacant possession though L&T grounds and commercial settlements, planning consents, agreements for lease and procurement through to delivery. The scheme was shortlisted for the REVO Gold Awards 2019 Re:purpose section.
147 High Street
Cheltenham, UK
Completed
BlackRock UK Property Fund
Development Management
Ridgelift brought forward an extension and regear providing a new Next MSU of 30,000 sq ft contemporary 2 level retail space behind new Regency façade and atrium.
This was all within delicate conservation area in the town centre.
Garden City
Nairobi, Kenya
Completed
Actis
Development Management
Garden City is Kenya’s first integrated residential, retail and office development. Ridgelift completed the scheme including 500,000 sq ft of contemporary retail space, 400 luxury apartments, and 600,000 sq ft of commercial coupled with central park and dedicated events stage.
Sited on 32 acres and located 10 minutes’ drive from Nairobi’s Central Business District, it also encompasses Africa’s largest solar carport. The architects were Leonard Design Architects.
Naestved Storcentre
Naestved, Denmark
Completed
BlackRock Euro Fund IV
Development Management
Ridgelift brought forward a proposal for a 50,000 sq ft extension to this prime regional shopping centre in Southern Zealand, Denmark on behalf of the BlackRock Euro Fund IV.
The proposal gained planning through the Localplan to be bought forward over the hold period.
Derry’s Cross
Plymouth, UK
Completed
Tristan Capital Partners
Development Management
Ridgelift are currently acting on the repositioning of this significant 300,000 sq ft post war asset to the west of the Plymouth City centre. Encompassing 500 student beds for Homes for Students, a 110 hotel Travelodge hotel, and 13 retail units.
The upper level uses are all being developed over existing retail where continuity of trade is being provided. Estimated completion in 2021.
Sontum Garden
Grensen 5–7, Oslo, Norway
Completed
Tristan Capital Partners
Development Management
Ridgelift acted on the restoration and internal remodelling of existing listed office building on Oslo’s main shopping pitches providing 50,000 sq ft of prime retail space.
Retail reconfiguration and conversion of a former prison to mixed-use retail and office building. The architects were Leonard Design Architects.
21 Kongensgate
Oslo, Norway
Completed
Tristan Capital Partners
Development Management
Ridgelift brought forward the refurbishment of the existing heritage building from the 1920s.
This provided environmentally-friendly, high quality office/commercial office building.
Westway Place
Oxford, UK
Completed
Botley Development Company – JV between Doric Properties and Mace Real Estate
Acquisition, L&T and compulsory purchase advice
Ridgelift advised on the L&T, investment acquisition and compulsory purchase of third party interests on this 2.1-hectare regeneration site.
The proposed scheme will deliver a prime mixed-use development opportunity on the edge of Oxford City Centre encompassing hotel, student housing, residential, retail and community uses.
Wildernesse House
Sevenoaks, UK
Completed
PegasusLife
Development Management
Gold winner of the ‘What House 2019 Retirement Awards’, Ridgelift acted as Development Manager completing the restoration and conversion of this Grade II listed building.
This provided 23 luxury retirement apartments, 8 mews houses, restaurant and larder, owners lounge, spa, gym and treatment room within 24 acres of historic estate.
The Vincent
Bristol, UK
Completed
PegasusLife
Development Management
Ridgelift acted on the scheme and brought forward the renovation of the Grade II listed house and creation of two new residential blocks.
The scheme provides 65 retirement apartments, spa facilities, treatment room, restaurant and undercroft parking.