2 Whitechapel Road

The site has three main components: The Hickman, an office building that has recently been extended and fully refurbished; Challenger House, a 171-bedroom hotel let to Qbic Hotels; and two courtyard sites to the rear.GPE acquired The Hickman with planning permission for redevelopment of a low capital value of £250 per sq. ft. Since then, we have improved the design by relocating the office entrance, rotating the core to improve the efficiency of the floorplates and replaced the building’s services. We completed the redevelopment in September 2020, delivering 75,280 sq ft of thoughtfully designed, cost-effective office space in Whitechapel.