R&D facilityReal estate & constructionOverseas
Mitsui Fudosan starts British Library redevelopment and innovation hub in London
InvestmentGBP 1.1B
PhaseUnder construction
StartSep 17, 2026
CompletionJan 2032
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About 63 months to scheduled completion.
Mitsui Fudosan, through Mitsui Fudosan (UK) Ltd, started construction on September 17, 2026, on a major mixed-use redevelopment at London King's Cross. The project will add a British Library extension of approximately 100,000 sq ft and approximately 600,000 sq ft of office, laboratory and commercial space, with completion planned for 2032.
Project facts
- Listing
- 8801 Tokyo
- Facility
- R&D facility
- Location
- London, United Kingdom (overseas)
- Investment
- GBP 1.1B — total project investment; includes a GBP 23 million contribution to local housing
- Scale / capacity
- Approximately 100,000 sq ft of new public library space; approximately 600,000 sq ft of office, laboratory and commercial space
- Contractor
- Mace Construct
- Construction start
- Sep 17, 2026
- Completion
- Jan 2032
- Announced
- Sep 29, 2026
Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.