This document profiles Nicholas Ridley and his 35 years of experience as an independent property consultant in London. It provides details on his areas of expertise including real estate acquisitions, disposals, transactions, strategic consulting, and development advisory. It lists past clients and details some representative projects he has worked on involving office developments and transactions in London, the UK, Europe, and internationally.

1. Nicholas Ridley BSc FRICS
Independent Property Consultant
nick@artoftheoffice.com
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2. Thought leader on offices…
Quote by my former CEO of me
• Now 35 years on the London scene
• Capital market transactions, leasing, developments and
urban regenerations
• Experienced advisor – participated at the highest level
• Transaction management skills
• Very broad spectrum of property advisory skills
• Thought, project and team leadership
• Global advisor
“…with knowledge comes
credibility, but it is integrity that
defines an organisation’s culture…”
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3. Things I do
Real estate acquisition
Real estate disposal
Transaction management
Strategic consulting
Development advisory
Team creation and teambuilding
Project leadership
Occupier representation
Property investment
Board level strategic consultant
Nicholas Ridley
• I am a London property specialist
• I undertake specific assignments both strategic and
transactional on behalf of high net worth and private clients
• Specialise in off market sales and acquisitions in prime
Central London
• Transactions of £5M upwards
• I offer development consultancy and project
leadership services
• I offer London centric advisory services
• My services are tailor made to my clients’ requirements,
typically they are contract based and fully scalable from
one day a month upwards
• I focus on a small number of key clients

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Spokesperson on
many subjects
– REITS
– Energy Efficiency
Advocate for BIM
Travelled widely
on business USA
Russia Europe
Loves challenges
and takes initiative
International
Ambassador
for BOMA
Passionate about
research
Innovator
ULI Policy
Research
Committee
Benchmarking
for occupiers
BCO Past
President
Powerful advocate
for sustainability
Creator of BCO
research portal

5. • Marks Spencer
• 3i Group Plc
• Intercontinental
Hotels Group
• PA Consulting Group
• CBRE
• Metropolitan Police
• Opticrealm
• Land Securities
• British Land
• Lloyds HBOS
• Merrill Lynch
• LaSalle Investment
Management
• Harwood International
• Benchmark
• Private Saudi clients
• Harwood International
Transactional and
advisory experience
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6. • New York
• San Francisco
• Atlanta
• Washington
• Philadelphia
• Toronto
• Almaty Kazakhstan
• Tbilisi Georgia
• Moscow
• St Petersburg
• Vienna
• Helsinki
• Paris
• Brussels
• Copenhagen
• Berlin
• Munich
• Madrid
• Athens
• Dublin
Real Estate advisory
services overseas in …
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7. • RICS – Fellow
• RIBA - Affiliate Member
• BOMA – International Ambassador –
Honorary Member – Conference speaker
• BCO – Member since 1993, board member
since 1999, elected President 2008/09
• IPF – Member and speaker
• IPD – external advisor on product evolution
• BPF – worked with Liz Peace on REITS in
3 yr term of office of BCO
• PIA – Industry leadership body
(BPF, IPF, BCSC, BCO, RICS)
• Bank of England Property Forum - Advisory group
on sector debt under the chairmanship of Ian Marcus
• ULI – Member and speaker on Sustainability at EMEA
Conference - Founder member of LessEn,
• ULI – Research Policy Committee (advising on EU
occupier research programme)
• WPOA – Council Member (elected)
• BABI – Transatlantic Council member
• Greenbridge – Speaker on sustainability –
Cambridge University
• NAIOP – Conference and speaking engagements -
London New York.
• Managing Partners Forum – Seminar Chairperson
Memberships, affiliations
and participations
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8. • Savills – Graduate trainee 1980-82
• Cushman Wakefield – Partner 1982-1999
• CBRE – Executive Director 1999-2003
• Colliers International UK – Executive Director 2003-2009
• Board Director – British Council for Offices 1998-2011
• President British Council for Offices 2008-2009
• Grosvenor – Head of leasing contract 2013
• Independent Consulting 2009-present
• Deal of the Year 2001 Office agency team of the Year 2002
Career Positions of responsibility
Office agency advisory positions and achievements
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9. King’s Cross
London N1
Major research report on 5m sq ft mixed use
scheme and major pre-leasing assignment
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Regent’s Place
London NW1
338 Euston Road
(115,000 sq ft)
refurbishment and relet
1 Triton Square
(165,000 sq ft)
development advisory
and prelet

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Cardinal Place
Victoria London SW1
500,000 sq ft mixed use
scheme evolution and
design development

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Cardinal Place
Victoria London SW1
Development advisory, preleasing
and acquisition services
Land Securities and 3i Group

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Cardinal Place
Victoria London SW1
Acquired the first
completed offices for 3i
Group Plc. 60,000 sq ft

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St Martin’s Court
Paternoster WC2
New HQ for CBRE,
acquired 100,000 sq ft

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Portman Street
London W1
On behalf of Land Securities,
development advisory
and leasing of this
100,000 sq ft scheme

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33 Cavendish Square
London W1
Refurbishment of 140,000 sq ft
and leasing appointment
on behalf of LaSalle Investment
Management

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12 Waterside
Paddington W2
250,000 sq ft HQ on behalf of
Marks Spencer (in just 99
hours 40 minutes)
The Point
Paddington W2
A further 80,000 sq ft for
Marks Spencer

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Salford Quays
Manchester
Acquisition for
Marks Spencer

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Sotheby’s Bond Street,
Conduit Street and
St George Street –
leasehold and freehold
acquisitions and
professional work.

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Park Lane
London W1
Park Lane development site
on behalf of Saudi Investors
(sold to Fidelity in just 6 weeks
from instruction to completion)

21. 40 Portman Square
London W1
Development advisory
and leasing of this fine
100,000 sq ft scheme
on behalf of Delancey
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22. York House
Seymour Street W2
On behalf of British Land
development advisory and
leasing of this 90,000 sq ft
top quality office HQ
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23. 20 North Audley Street
London W1
Development advice, leasing to
original tenant, 12 years later acting
for that tenant to surrender the lease
to the landlord for refurbishment.
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Centre Point
London W1
Lease surrender of 50%
of the accommodation
acting for the CBI

25. HQ for ING
Development advisory and
leasing assignment of 100,000 sq ft
office HQ for ING to Grand
Metropolitan (Diageo).
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23 King Street
St James’s London SW1
Prelease to Inchcape

27. Stirling Square
London SW3
Development advisory
and leasing of this fine
100,000 sq ft scheme
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28. Cleveland House
London W1
Purchase of freehold for
£72m by international
investor syndicate. Leasing
of surplus accommodation
setting record rents
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29. 72 Welbeck Street
London W1
Lease acquisition of
16,000sq ft on behalf
of Colliers
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30. York Way Development
King’s Cross London N1
Development advisory, project
leadership and preleasing
assignment of 100,000 sq ft
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Elm House
Lease renewal options
analysis for the Landlord
Dilapidations settlement
agreement
Development appraisal
and options analysis
Discrete marketing
campaign leading to sale
of the freehold interest
to Great Ropemaker
Partnership (Great
Portland Estates).
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Globe House
Embankment London WC2R
160,000 sq ft leasing instruction from
LaSalle Investment Management

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Various development
advisory appointments
on schemes in Moscow

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Advisory work in Russian Federation

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Development advisory work
on in excess of 20 schemes
in St Petersburg, Russia

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St Petersburg, Russia
Passage development advice
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St Petersburg, Russia
Industrial redevelopment site
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Esentai Tower on behalf
of Capital Partners

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Almaty Financial District
Kazakhstan
Capital Partners/Base MK

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Tbilisi, Georgia
Various commercial and
mixed use projects

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33 Davies Street
London W1
Preparation for leasing
and early prelet discussions

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18-20 Grosvenor Street
London W1
Preparation for pre-leasing

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“…Real Estate
advisory services
at the highest level ”
Nicholas Ridley @ Art of the Office

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“World class knowledge and experience”
“Unfailingly helpful,
effective and professional”
“Finds the truth and lives by the rules –
utmost integrity”
“Great dealmaker”
“...Honest, dependable”
“Incredible work ethic”
“Most knowledgeable”
“...Market leader”
“Innovative”
“Never fails to deliver”
“Service minded – steely intellect –
fountain of wisdom – proven track record”
“Holistic view of the problem – coming up
with creative and commercial solutions”
“Top class strategic advice on real estate”
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