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RO Real Estate begins speculative Weybridge project

Q2 2016

Work has begun on RO Real Estate’s speculative development of Dakota at Brooklands in Weybridge.

RO Real Estate will deliver aself-contained Grade A statement office comprising 35,582 sq ft. Dakota will beprominently situated at the entrance of the business park which has attracted anumber of high profile occupiers including LG, Sony Europe, Samsung, JTI UK,Daikin, Regus, Proctor & Gamble and Mercedes Benz.

Upon completion, which isscheduled for March 2017, Dakota will offer four floors of high quality modernoffice space, with the largest floorplates extending to 11,200 sq ft. Future occupiers will also benefit from the122 dedicated car parking spaces, 30 cycle spaces and 8 shower facilities thatthe building will offer.

Richard Bourne, head of RO RealEstate said: “It’s proximity to both road and rail means that Dakota is wellpositioned to offer unrivalled connectivity to both London and the wider southeast. The location combined with thehigh specification of the offices and the car parking provision positionsDakota to capitalise on occupiers’ needs for quality space and multi-modaltransport options.”

Rhodri Shaw, partner in nationalmarkets office agency at Strutt & Parker, leasing agents on Dakota, said:“Weybridge outperformed most of its Surrey neighbours in 2015 in terms oftake-up and demand for space continues. Rents in the town have surpassed theirpre-recession high and record rents now stand at £36.00 per sq ft, illustratingWeybridge’s appeal to occupiers. Dakota’s ability to offer self-contained GradeA space within an established business park will ensure that it hasfar-reaching appeal to occupiers.”

Strutt & Parker and NewBallerino have been appointed as joint agents at Dakota.