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A New Creative Business Community Studios for Sale Or Rent A NEW CREATIVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY STUDIOS FOR SALE OR RENT CALLY YARD DISCOVER THE IDEAL WORKSPACE SOLUTION FOR YOU 3 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD WE ARE RESTORING THE RICH AND VARIED CULTURE OF ENTERPRISE WITHIN THE AREA Cally Yard’s convergence of minds, Our connected, collaborative These high quality, ultra-flexible makers, founders and creators will and flexible new office space will spaces can be perfectly tailored create a dynamic hub in the continuing channel Cally Road’s existing sense to your specific business needs. regeneration of Caledonian Road, of community and commerce, Choose a single unit or combine which began life as a nineteenth while injecting new energy for the several into a modular design that’s century toll road developing a culture future. We want to foster innovation perfectly configured for business of light industry in the wake that will boost the wellbeing of the expansion and success. Studios are of the new railways. community as a whole, as well as available to buy or rent now, from that of your business. 500 – 65,000 sq ft. 4 5 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD CGI - upper floor offices Building 7 Whether you’re a creative, a maker, small or large business, studio or agency, Cally Yard can be tailored to your dream workspace solution. It’s a modular, dynamic opportunity for savvy entrepreneurs, businesses and twenty-first century start-ups. Be one of the visionaries to ride the first wave of Caledonian Road’s regeneration and claim your piece of London. CGI - upper floor indicative fitout Building 7 6 7 CGI - Caledonian Road frontage looking South LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD A NEW DESTINATION FOR THE IDEAL SOLUTION FOR A SMARTER BUSINESSES NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SECTORS Cally Yard is an architecturally inspiring Crucially, in addition to the traditional rental space in which to grow your business, in option, it offers a very rare opportunity to buy an area that’s on the cusp of creative the long-leasehold of your own commercial expansion, following the regeneration of slice of London. No matter what sector or size nearby King’s Cross. of business, you can make the space your own. Architecture Marketing Charities From Great Connectivity 500 – MINS 2 Caledonian Road 65,000 ft 4 Tube Station Units Opportunity to FOR SALE CUSTOMISE Communications Consultancy Finance OR RENT YOUR SPACE Close to A new KING’S CREATIVE CROSS HUB Media Professional Technology 10 11 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD MARKET ROAD SITE PLAN GARDENS GROUND FLOOR 11 units in total from 500 sq ft to 9,661 sq ft GYM (SUBJECT TO PLANNING) MARKET ROAD MARKET BREWERY STREET Building 7 from 2,696 sq ft - 22,903 sq ft UNIT 6B UNIT 6A 1,270 sq ft UNIT 5A 1,830 sq ft UNIT 4B UNIT 4A 1,690 sq ft HOTEL UNIT 3B 1,162 sq ft UNIT 3A 2,314 sq ft 1,970 sq ft 614 sq ft PUBLIC HOUSE CALEDONIAN ROAD STATION UNIT 1A/UNIT1B UNIT 1C 9,601 sq ft 2,298 sq ft A5203 – CALEDONIAN ROAD 12 13 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD SITE PLAN FIRST FLOOR & HIGHER LEVELS 14 units in total from 1,916 sq ft to 4,639 sq ft GYM (SUBJECT TO PLANNING) FLOOR 7 FLOOR 6 FLOOR 5 FLOOR 4 ROAD MARKET FLOOR 3 FLOOR 2 BREWERY STREET FLOOR 1 UNIT 6C 4,521 sq ft UNIT 5B UNIT 4D UNIT 4C 1,905 sq ft UNIT 1A/UNIT 1B 1,776 sq ft UNIT 1C Mezz UNIT 3C 2,422 sq ft Mezz 4,322 sq ft 4,154 sq ft 1,749 sq ft CALEDONIAN ROAD STATION A5203 – CALEDONIAN ROAD 14 15 LONDON SQUARE A UNIQUE MEETING OF MINDS WORKING UNDER ONE ROOF 16 CGI - the development looking South LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD A MELTING POT OF CULTURES Affectionately known as Cally Road by locals, Caledonian Road’s business community is growing with start-ups and established enterprises alike taking occupation in the district, with easy access into central London via the Piccadilly line and Overground network. The quarter’s Victorian commercial heritage lends Thriving independents a warehouse aesthetic to the design of fashionable after-work venues like The Depot and The Pleasance, in contrast to the gleaming modernity of Arsenal’s Traditional architecture Emirates Stadium. Just to the north of Kings Cross spectacular regeneration zone, Cally Yard is the edgy and aspiring younger sibling to smooth-suited Upper Street. Cally Road sits in the middle and pulses with individuality and diversity, revealing its fun-loving community spirit at the popular Cally Festival in Caledonian Park each summer. Strong cultural identity Sought-after locals Colourful street life Artisan ales Community buzz ‘Gunner’ glory 18 19 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD CLOSE TO VIBRANT KINGS CROSS Cally Yard is within the growing orbit of buzzing King’s Cross, which continues to roll out its astonishing transformation from dingy railway yard to cultural hotspot. Now home to Granary Square, Lewis Cubit Square and the soon to be completed Coal Drops Yard retail street, hot-list eateries like German Gymnasium, and Waterside at Granary Square artistic and musical pop-up events, King’s Cross also houses the world-leading Central St Martin’s arts college and British Library. By Eurostar it’s easy to hop to Paris for a lunch meeting and return to evening cocktails at the iconic St Pancras hotel. Culture on the canal Glorious Gilbert Scott Pop-up art parties To Paris for lunch Alfresco dining 20 21 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD 11 EMIRATES STADIUM EXPLORING HOLLOWAY ROAD THE AREA 21 4 25 6 16 32 CAFES & DELI’S BARS & PUBS CULTURE & EVENTS 20 5 CALEDONIAN ROAD 10 1 Green & Flavour 13 The Cally 24 Estorick Collection of 2 3 453-455 Caledonian Rd 427 Caledonian Rd Modern Italian Art CALEDONIAN PARK 1 min 1 min 39A Canonbury Square CLOCK TOWER 1 7 min 31 2 Costa 14 Doyle’s Tavern 13 465 Caledonian Rd 379 Caledonian Rd 25 Pleasance Theatre HIGHBURY & 2 min 3 min Carpenters Mews, North Road 24 8 min ISLINGTON 3 Starbucks 15 Meltdown London 14 474 Caledonian Rd 342 Caledonian Rd 26 The Cally Festival CALEDONIAN ROAD 2 min 7 min 273-285 Caledonian Rd 9 8 min & BARNSBURY 17 4 Provisions 16 The Depot 8 167 Holloway Rd 1 Carpenters Mews, North Road 27 Tileyard Studios 27 10 min 8 min Tileyard Rd 12 min 26 5 Vagabond 17 Hemingford Arms 105 Holloway Rd 158 Hemingford Rd 28 Everyman 15 15 min 9 min 14-18 Handyside St 17 min 30 6 Bumblebee 18 The Bar with No Name 33 Brecknock Rd 69 Colebrooke Row 29 Drink, Shop & Do 12 15 min 25 min 9 Caledonian Rd CAMDEN TOWN 27 20 min 22 19 King’s Head Theatre & Pub RESTAURANTS 115 Upper St Almeida Theatre 19 30 25 min Almeida St 18 7 Oldroyd 20 min 344 Upper St 8 min SHOPPING GRANARY SQUARE 7 PARKS 8 SUNDAY 20 Sainsbury’s 169 Hemingford Rd 465B Caledonian Rd 31 Caledonian Park MORNINGTON 9 min 2 min 87 Clock View Crescent CRECENT 6 min 9 Côba restaurant 21 Blue 17 Vintage 244 York Way 162 Holloway Rd 32 Highbury Fields 9 min 10 min Highbury Crescent ANGEL 29 15 min 23 10 Bird 22 Coal Drops Yard 81 Holloway Rd Stable St 15 min 19 min 11 Big Red’s 23 Housmans Bookshop KING’S CROSS 385 Holloway Rd 5 Caledonian Rd 16 min 20 min 12 Ottolenghi LONDON EUSTON 287 Upper St 20 min EUSTON SQUARE 22 23 LONDON SQUARE CALLY YARD EXCELLENT CONNECTIVITY Take the Piccadilly line from Caledonian Road’s King’s Cross station is just a mile away, historic red-tiled tube station to the creative hub giving unrivalled access to the Victoria, of Covent Garden, the theatres of Leicester Square, Northern, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith concept stores at Knightsbridge, or onto & City lines, as well as mainline trains to Cambridge. Heathrow airport. Neighbouring St Pancras is home to Eurostar and rail services to Gatwick airport or the delights Tap into London’s superb Overground network of Brighton seafront. at ‘Caledonian Road & Barnsbury’ station, to reach essential London compass points like Shoreditch, Canada Water and Stratford’s Olympic stadium. WALKING FROM CALLY YARD Caledonian Road Station Caledonian Park Caledonian Road & Upper Street, Islington Kings Cross 4 mins 5 mins Barnsbury Station 20 mins 21 mins 6 mins BY TUBE FROM CALEDONIAN ROAD STATION Kings Cross Covent Garden Leicester Square Victoria Knightsbridge Heathrow Terminals 3 mins 9 mins 11 mins 16 mins 16 mins 1 hour BY OVERGROUND FROM CALEDONIAN ROAD & BARNSBURY STATION Highbury & Islington Shoreditch Stratford Liverpool Street Canada Water 2 mins 15 mins 21 mins 21 mins 24 mins NEAREST AIRPORTS FROM CALEDONIAN ROAD STATION INTERNATIONAL FROM KINGS CROSS ST PANCRAS Gatwick Airport Stansted Airport Heathrow Airport London Luton Airport Lille Brussels Paris Lyon 57 mins 59 mins 1 hour 1 hour 1 min 1 hour 22 mins 1 hour 56 mins 2 hours 16 minutes 4 Hours 41 mins 24 25 LONDON SQUARE FLEXIBLE SPACES BUILT TO FIT YOUR BUSINESS Buy or Lease and combine multiple units This is a unique opportunity to buy, or rent single or multiple units in various configurations, and on two different levels, so you can maximize your business’s potential. In terms of investment per square foot there’s tremendous creative potential and flexibility to organize the spaces so they flow together to your specification. For example, you could choose a ground floor space together with first floor units, or two ground floor spaces and one above.
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