{"id":5474,"date":"2025-05-19T09:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=5474"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:46:51","slug":"ex-lendlease-boss-seals-24bn-crown-estate-mega-sites-jv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/ex-lendlease-boss-seals-24bn-crown-estate-mega-sites-jv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Lendlease boss seals \u00a324bn Crown Estate mega sites JV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Crown Estate has signed a \u00a324bn joint venture with Lendlease to unlock tens of thousands of homes and millions of square feet of commercial space across six major sites in London and Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was struck by Crown Estate chief executive Dan Labbad \u2013 the former global head of Lendlease Construction \u2013 and his old firm\u2019s current group CEO Tony Lombardo.<\/p>\n<p>Lendlease will continue as development manager across the sites, while The Crown Estate brings new financial firepower and long-term investment backing following fresh borrowing powers granted under the Crown Estate Act 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The 50\/50 partnership marks one of the biggest regeneration alliances in years with potential to deliver over 26,000 homes, 100,000 jobs, and 10m sq ft of employment space.<\/p>\n<div class=\"break-out-box\">\n<h3>Crown Estate\/ Lendlease JV site pipeline<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-23-at-00.14.06.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-162624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-23-at-00.14.06.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1270\" height=\"774\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEuston Station, London \u2013 60 acres, 4.3m sq ft commercial, 2,000 homes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Silvertown-Partnership-\u2013-Lendlease-\u2013-Royal-Docks-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-476074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Silvertown-Partnership-\u2013-Lendlease-\u2013-Royal-Docks-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSilvertown, London \u2013 60 acres, 1.3m sq ft commercial, 6,300 homes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-276327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birmingham-Smithfield-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1344\" height=\"890\" \/><br \/>\nSmithfield, Birmingham \u2013 40 acres, 2m+ sq ft commercial, 3,400 homes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stratford-Pavillions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-497872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Stratford-Pavillions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2290\" height=\"1506\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStratford Cross, London \u2013 3 plots, 1.6m+ sq ft commercial<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thamesmead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-291397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Thamesmead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1774\" height=\"1162\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThamesmead Waterfront, London \u2013 250 acres, 880,000 sq ft commercial, 11,000+ homes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/HighRoadWestCGI.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-497873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/HighRoadWestCGI.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHigh Road West, Haringey \u2013 27 acres, 100,000+ sq ft commercial, 2,800 homes<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The partnership feeds into The Crown Estate\u2019s wider \u00a31.5bn push into science, innovation and tech sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with its existing pipeline, the tie-up could deliver up to 56,000 homes and 19m sq ft of workspace, with a total Gross Development Value of around \u00a344bn.<\/p>\n<p>Labbad said: \u201cAs a country, we face challenges to unlocking growth. To support this, we need to spark investment in sectors like science, technology, and housing, alongside deep collaboration across communities, government, and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This joint venture is an example of how The Crown Estate is harnessing its mandate to act in the UK\u2019s long-term national interest, supported by new investment powers, and stepping up its ambition to support inclusive growth for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tony Lombardo, Group CEO of Lendlease, said: \u201cOur partnership with The Crown Estate will create an industry leading alliance that is expected to unlock value within our high-quality UK development portfolio, while accelerating the release of capital for the Group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith our expertise in delivering city shaping urban regeneration projects, the joint venture aims to deliver positive outcomes for our securityholders, communities and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the JV showed how private sector partnerships could \u201cunlock capital, get Britain building and grow the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"494158\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agd-equipment.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AGD002_AGD-MPU_Pilers_300x250_2.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-mpu ad-mpu-inline\">\n<div class=\"sleeve\"><a data-ad-id=\"439734\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intersteels.com%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Retro-FitsteelspecialistsGIF-ezgif.com-resize.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/ZzA1R4P<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Crown Estate has signed a \u00a324bn joint venture with Lendlease to unlock tens of thousands of homes and millions of square feet of commercial space across six major sites in London and Birmingham. 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