The Hickman
2 Whitechapel Road
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With views overlooking a leafy park and onto the City, the 1.2-acre site is close to Aldgate East underground station in Zone 1. This popular area will benefit from the Elizabeth line which is coming to Whitechapel station in 2022, just 650 meters away.
The site has three main components: The Hickman, an office building that has recently been extended and fully refurbished; Challenger House, a 171-bedroom hotel let to Qbic Hotels; and two courtyard sites to the rear.
GPE acquired The Hickman with planning permission for redevelopment of a low capital value of £250 per sq. ft. Since then, we have improved the design by relocating the office entrance, rotating the core to improve the efficiency of the floorplates and replaced the building’s services. We completed the redevelopment in September 2020, delivering 75,280 sq ft of thoughtfully designed, cost-effective office space in Whitechapel.
We have created a welcoming and relaxed arrival experience, blurring the functions of a traditional office lobby with a relaxed café space, designed by Conran and Partners, and serviced with friendly concierge staff to welcome occupiers and visitors to the building.
The Hickman is a tech-enabled building, giving occupiers access to service and amenity, and control over their office environment via our smartphone app, sesame®. Functionality ranges from contactless entry to the building and lifts, data that allows our occupiers to optimise their office space, control of building services, and detailed, real time energy analysis.
This, together with other smart technology, is expected to increase the productivity and efficiency of the space for occupiers, enhance letting prospects and provide greater flexibly and adaptability to future occupiers’ needs.
City East
Location
75,280
Sq ft
Standout features
Sustainable from the outset
Sustainability, wellbeing and technology are core principals of The Hickman’s design. The refurbished fabric of the existing building has reduced total embodied carbon and our sustainable design has been acknowledged by BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and EPC ‘A’. We avoided introducing too many new materials, preferring to use the inherent properties of the existing and new structural elements, which complement the building’s existing industrial aesthetic and heritage.
Supporting wellbeing
A short walk from Aldgate East station, The Hickman benefits from a wide range of amenity but also offers a café within the entrance lobby offering high quality, locally sourced food and drinks. In addition to the park, many of the office floors have an external terraces. A 5,100 sq ft courtyard is also available to all occupiers. Extensive planting in the courtyard has enhanced biodiversity and air quality, which is supplemented by the use of green roofs. We have provided 79 internal and 25 external cycle spaces, giving the opportunity for exercise during the working day and to commute via bicycle via the ‘cycle superhighway’, which passes the front door of the building.
The Smartest Buildings in London
The Hickman is GPE’s smartest building yet. Sensors are incorporated through the workplace and data feeds back to our bespoke smartphone app, sesame. The app provides continuous, anonymous feedback on occupancy levels, temperature, light levels, air quality, noise and energy use. This data will allow us to work with occupiers to adapt and optimise the building as their business needs evolve. WiredScore ‘Platinum’ accreditation gestures to the fast and secure internet available.
The Hickman is also able to adapt according to use, meaning we are able to optimise the conditions for occupation reducing energy consumption and associated carbon emissions, whilst improving comfort levels for occupiers.
Flexible workspaces
Through our fresh, contemporary design, we are able to offer a choice of flexible work settings, providing opportunities for quiet independent work as well as collaborative spaces. Furthermore, occupiers will also benefit from our lifestyle service, allowing them to access a host of other, value add services at the push of a button.
Transport links
- Aldgate East 2 minutes
- Whitechapel 7 minutes
- Liverpool Street 9 minutes
- Aldgate 5 minutes
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Types of available space
Create your space the way you want it.
The Hickman offers you a choice of spaces that are Ready to Fit by you and your team or Fitted and designed by our in-house experts. You can also choose to have your space Fully Managed by us, making life easier and hassle free.
Ready to Fit
Step into a brand-new space that’s ready for you to design, build and manage, just how you want it.
Fitted
Designed, crafted and fitted by us, all you need to do is move in! You’ll have your own front door, meeting rooms and kitchen, plenty of space to brand your way.
Need inspiration? Work with our in-house experts to design and fit out your space exactly how you’ve always imagined it.
Fully Managed
Managed by our on-site team, we’ll look after you and your workspace, making it totally hassle free!
You’ll be fully equipped from day one and we’re on hand for your daily needs.
We’ll keep the place sparkling clean and running like clockwork, leaving you to focus on what matters most, your business.
We don’t just manage your workspace –we look after the whole building too.
Available Space
| Floor/unit | Type | SQ.FT. |
| Lower Ground | Office | LET |
| Ground Floor | Office | LET |
| First Floor | Office | LET |
| Second Floor - Ready to Fit, Fitted & Fully Managed | Office | 11,784 |
| Third Floor - Ready to Fit, Fitted & Fully Managed | Office | 11,790 |
| Fourth Floor - Ready to Fit, Fitted & Fully Managed | Office | 11,452 |
