BE Offices, today announces a lease with pan-European REIT, CLS Holdings, at the stunning Artesian building in Tower Hill.
Another stamp of approval from a property giant, the deal comes hot-on-the heels of a similar arrangement with Derwent London to take the part ground and 1st floors of The White Chapel Building in Aldgate, scheduled to open at almost full occupancy at the end of 2025. In addition, in October, BE Offices was also appointed by one of Ireland’s leading pension funds to deliver a dynamic, hospitality-led, multi-layer flexible space offering at 5 George’s Dock in Dublin, scheduled to open in early 2026.
Artesian was acquired by CLS in 2019 and has been sensitively refurbished to retain many of the building’s 1930s Art Deco features. It offers a total of 91,000 square feet of premium office space arranged over eight floors with a 3,500 sq. ft wi-fi enabled reception / café space with on-site barista. It also boasts a 4,500 sq ft roof terrace with panoramic views across London, one of the largest of its kind in the City of London. It is rated BREEAM Excellent, EPC A and WiredScore Platinum.
Artesian was constructed in the 1930s on a site which had formerly been occupied, since 1693. Tenants were mainly merchants dealing in the import of wine, brandy, port, cotton and wool, or artisans such as tailors, goldsmiths, watchmakers, jewellers and even a gunmaker. Built in 1937-1938 for the Co-operative Wholesale Society, Artisan became a furnishings and hardware warehouse when it opened in 1939.
The property is located in the areas of Tower Hill, Aldgate and Whitechapel, which offer an eclectic mix of restaurants, bars and cafés – as well as international destinations including the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Katherine Dock and the Whitechapel Gallery.
Jonathan Weinbrenn, Managing Director of BE.Spoke, BE’s managed workspace division, commented:
“This new deal marks a significant acquisition for our group, consolidating BE’s expansion over the past 12 months.
“We are thrilled to be bringing our flexible workspace offering to CLS’s Artesian. A prestigious building that aligns with our focus on ESG, and which also provides the canvas to create beautiful, human-focused workspaces for our clients. Opening in March 2026, we are already pre-letting the space to a vibrant mix of enterprise and SME clients.”
