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Conveniently located just a short walk from the station, the Forbury Place Estate is Reading’s newest urban business district. It is already an established hub for many prestigious businesses including SSE, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Yell. Reading itself needs no introduction as a leading location for global organisations. It is currently home to Visa, Ernst & Young and Prudential Assurance to name just a few. The Forbury Place Estate is comprised of over 600,000 sq ft of Grade A office space spread across 3 buildings. It includes an excellent range of amenities such as the new Forbury Kitchen in No.3 and extensive facilities for cyclists. Any prospective occupier can anticipate a wide range of benefits, not least the chance to join a thriving business community set within a town centre location.

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BARCLAYS CONVATEC DELOITTE ERNST & YOUNG OLSWANG OSBORNE CLARKE PWC PEGASYSTEMS PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE SSE SHOOSMITHS THAMES WATER VISA YELL

KEY Existing Forbury Place Estate occupiers Nearby occupiers in Reading town centre

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Reading is home to many of the world’s leading companies. With abundant retail, numerous quality restaurants and excellent local transport connections, they recognise Reading as a premium UK business destination.

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As the final part of the Forbury Place Estate, No.2 consolidates this exceptional development. It comes with some impressive statistics. 191,000 sq ft of Grade A space. The largest floorplates in the town centre at up to 27,000 sq ft. A 4,000 sq ft landscaped roof terrace alongside further green space in Forbury Gardens, just across the road. As well as benefitting from the estate’s shared amenities, No.2 also offers 225 car parking spaces. Whichever way you look at it, No.2 Forbury Place offers the complete package for forward-thinking businesses.

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Striking architectural features and flexible floorspace combine in No.2 Forbury Place to create a modern and highly efficient environment. Ribbon-like vertical fins around the exterior of the building provide solar shading and subtly create an illusion of movement as you walk past.

The aesthetic of the building is further enhanced by its ‘diagrid’: a powerful diagonal form that provides unique visual branding. Inside, the stunning double-height reception creates an expansive vista and hints at the high quality of the finishes that extend throughout the large floorplates. Outside, the sleek modernity of the building is softened by landscaped green spaces and roof terraces.

The following images of No.1 illustrate the sort of high specification and finishes which will be replicated in No.2.

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When it comes to quality of life, Reading has a lot to offer. With a wide variety of idyllic country and riverside homes in the area alongside excellent town centre accommodation, residents can create the lifestyle of their choice. Reading also offers everything for people with discerning tastes. The high street includes independent boutiques and large department stores such as John Lewis and House of Fraser. Food-lovers will find quality local gems such as London Street Brasserie alongside popular franchises including Carluccio’s and Jamie’s Italian. The town offers plently of nightlife as well as a thriving cultural scene. For those that value quality of life, Reading has it all.

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20 / Advance Gym21 / Buzz Gym22 / House of Fraser23 / John Lewis24 / Marks & Spencer25 / The Oracle26 / Vue Cinema

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I was first attracted to Reading because it had so few restaurants, now I’m flabbergasted it can support so many! I fell in love with our site – 3 higgledy-piggledy terraced shops sinking into the riverside – back in 1998, and after a lot of renovation, opened London Street Brasserie in 2000. Reading’s such an inspiring place to be a chef because of the great local produce. In Berkshire we have some of the best meat, game and arable crops in Britain. And everyone living here is aware of how amazing our local food is. From real ales like West Berkshire Brewery’s Good Old Boy, to award-winning cheeses such as Barkham Blue and Wigmore. I’ve been cooking from our Berkshire larder since we opened, and it’s probably why our guests keep coming back for more. I’m also massively enthusiastic about Reading’s cultural mish-mash, particularly the vibrant ethnic shops at Cemetery Junction, where I buy African maize and goat meat. Bring on Reading’s twist on Notting Hill Carnival!

The Brasserie is coming up to its 16th birthday, and it’s been extremely motivating watching Reading continually evolve in that time. When we started there was no Oracle and no Forbury Place.  And the town’s still developing – the University keeps growing, and the road and rail links keep more and more people and businesses coming in. Over the years, some of my waiters, managers and chefs have gone on to open their own restaurants and bars, and interestingly they’ve all stayed local. A testament to the local economy and produce, I like to think. Today there are over 100 eateries in town, including some fantastic non-chain bars and restaurants. Some of my favourites include Perry’s Caribbean Cuisine by the Marketplace and Thai Corner on West Street, and The Jolly Angler for a pint by the river Kennet. In summer, in between cooking lunch and dinner, I’ll often escape to Forbury Gardens and the Abbey Ruins to read the paper and watch the world drift by.

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PAUL CLEREHUGHOWNER & HEAD CHEF

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With so many transport connections for rail, road and air, Reading is truly a first-class business location. 200 trains go from Reading’s recently redesigned station to the capital every day. Paddington is only 25 minutes away, with trains departing as often as every four minutes. Once outside the station you can hire folding bikes through Brompton’s innovative new locker systems, which makes getting round town easy and fast. For those travelling by road, the town centre is under five miles from the M4 and Heathrow is just 28 miles away. A Rail Air coach service also departs every 20 minutes at peak times. With further convenient links to Gatwick, Reading is perfectly connected for business.

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Only 25 minutes to Paddington and up to 16 trains per hour, that’s one every 4 minutes.

There are few towns that can claim the kind of impeccable transport links that Reading enjoys, which ensures stress-free travel for you and your clients.

London and its airports are on the doorstep, the west of England is easily accessible by rail or road, and there are further excellent links to the north and south of the country.

HEATHROW AIRPORT38 mins

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HEATHROW AIRPORT34 mins28 miles

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AREA (IPMS3) SQ FT SQ M

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Sixth Floor 22,642 2,104

Fifth Floor 27,177 2,525

Fourth Floor 27,177 2,525

Third Floor 27,177 2,525

Second Floor 27,177 2,525

First Floor 22,417 2,083

Ground Floor 8,866 824

Reception 1,690 157

Atrium 4,068 378

TOTAL 191,000 17,747

Sixth Floor Roof Terrace 3,999 372

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SECOND FLOOR27,177 SQ FT / 2,525 SQ M

SIXTH FLOOR 22,642 SQ FT / 2,104 SQ M

Terrace: 3,999 sq ft / 372 sq m

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SUMMARY à 255 bike spaces including: à 138 standard bike rack spaces à 57 Brompton lockers à 28 (other) foldable bike lockers à 32 other bike spaces à 1 maintenance station à 1 bike part/goods vending machine à 17 showers (10 male, 7 female) à 4 WCs à 2 towel stations à 2 drying rooms à 242 lockers à 8 hair dryers à 6 hair straightening tongs à 2 water coolers

BIKE STORE Ã The Bike Store is located in the basement car park, identified via strong directional markings on the roadways, with perimeter lighting around the enclosure and a large fully glazed entrance door. The sliding door is automatic and is card reader controlled.

à The store is fully lined with cycle racks each side.

à The floor finish is a coloured resilient hardwearing resin. Walls are fully painted and services over the aisles are concealed over an open cell ceiling panel.

à The return corridor houses the bike maintenance area and secure folding bike lockers.

CHANGING ROOMS Ã A heated and ventilated drying room is provided just inside each changing room, with rails and wire cage racking for all wet clothing and shoes.

à Changing decorative glass fronted lockers are also heated/ventilated to dry damp clothes.

à Benches are a seamless cast and polished resin material.

à A pair of WCs to the same high spec as the office floors are provided to each room.

à Wash / hair care recesses utilise the same design and fittings as the upper office floors.

à All rooms have large format non-slip porcelain tiles over the floors and painted walls.

à Shower cubicles have glazed tile walls, back-coated glass door screens and high quality fittings.

ON SITEAMENITIES

Whether you’re a cyclist, runner or just want to get ready for a night out No.2 Forbury Place offers excellent facilities.

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The green credentials of any building are extremely important to an occupier, to help maintain efficient running costs. This has been at the forefront of the design for No.2 Forbury Place and the building will achieve the following: DESIGN The design of the building exceeds the requirements of Building Regulations Part L 2A 2010.

Passive design measures have been incorporated into the development, including a design to achieve good day lighting factors, specifying the U values of the thermal elements and controlled fittings to be improved over the minimum Building Regulation requirements.

The building’s specification has been designed to include energy efficiency measures and Low and Zero Carbon technologies such as air source heat pumps, Micro CHP (Combined Heat & Power) unit and photovoltaic panels to help minimise CO2 emissions associated with operational energy consumption.

BREEAM & EPC RATING Ã The building is designed to achieve a target BREEAM for Offices 2011 rating of “Excellent”.

à The building is designed to achieve a target EPC rating of “B”.

ENERGY SAVING FEATURES à Lighting: daylight dimming and PIR control à Air source heat pumps à Rainwater harvesting à Electric car charging points à Photovoltaic panels à Green roof à Low water volume flush WCs à Low water volume taps à Energy metering and sub metering à Highly efficient façade à Mechanical ventilation heat recovery à Improved specific fan power (SFP’s) à Energy efficient luminaires

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS à Excellent public transport connections à Provision of cyclist parking spaces, gym standard showers and changing facilities

à Sustainably sourced timber à Production of a building user guide à Extensive public realm and landscaped areas

à Landscaped terraces à Considerate Constructors award

FLOORS AND CEILINGS à 150mm (nominal) raised access floor à 2.9m minimum target floor to ceiling height within the offices

à Metal ceiling tiles

LANDSCAPING à Landscaped terrace on 6th floor à Extensive public realm and new high quality estate landscaping

à Public art

ELECTRICAL SERVICES à Lighting: Offices 350–400 lux (target) à Digital lighting control system à Daylight dimming & PIR Control à Central Building Management System (BMS)

LIFTS à 6 x 13 person passenger lifts à One lift doubling as a passenger and fire fighting lift

à 1 x 2,000 kg goods lift à BCO 2014 compliant

WCs & SHOWERS à Ground floor visitor WCs à Male & female WCs on each floor à Shower and changing facilities in a combined “gym” style block in the basement

MECHANICAL SERVICES: OFFICE PERFORMANCE

à VRF air conditioning system à Internal design conditions 23°C +/- 2°C (summer), 21°C +/- 2°C (winter)

à Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery

PARKING SPACES AND ACCESS à 225 car spaces (1:849 sq ft on IPMS3) à 10 motorcycle spaces à 4 electric car spaces and charging points à 255 cycle spaces with foldable bike lockers

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No.2 Forbury Place has been designed to meet the discerning performance and efficiency needs of modern business.

From an environmental perspective, No.2 Forbury Place is the model of a sustainable contemporary development.

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Luke Hacking

T / +44 (0)20 7182 2000 D / +44 (0)20 7182 2169 E / luke.hacking@cbre.com Matt Willcock

T / +44 (0)20 7182 2000 D / +44 (0)20 7182 2491 E / matt.willcock@cbre.com Website www.cbre.com

Website www.bellhammer.co.uk

Keith Wise

T / +44 (0)118 959 7555 M / +44 (0)780 294 6166 E / keith@campbellgordon.co.uk Alice Hilliard

T / +44 (0)118 959 7555 M / +44 (0)755 728 0885 E / alice@campbellgordon.co.uk Website www.campbellgordon.co.uk

Website www.mandg.co.uk

ALL ENQUIRIES

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Led by M&G Real Estate and Bell Hammer, a highly experienced professional team has been engaged to deliver the Forbury Place development, all of whom have first hand experience of working on successful comparable schemes in the South East office market. The delivery team includes the following: Architect Aukett Swanke

Project Manager Total Project Integration

Structural & Civil Engineer AKS Ward

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer Aecom

Quantity Surveyors Sweett Group

Sustainability Aecom

Landscape Architect Macgregor-Smith Limited

Planning Consultant Barton Wilmore

Highways & Travel Planning Peter Brett Associates

M&G Real Estate supports the Code for Leasing Business Premises in England and Wales 2007, produced by The Joint Working Group on Commercial Leases. Follow the Lease Code at: www.commercialleasecode.co.uk Small business? For free help on negotiating a lease see www.leasingbusinesspremises.co.uk

Misrepresentation Act 1967: Whilst all the information in these particulars is believed to be correct, neither the agent nor their client guarantee its accuracy nor is it intended to form part of any contract. All areas quoted are approximate.

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