Out with the Old... Network Rail tell businesses to vacate Atlantic Road arches
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hiraethified
Update: Brixton Arches update, Jan 2018 – when will the businesses return?
The new ones are looking very shiny
The new ones are looking very shiny
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
Are the any of the old traders able to return? have they all been priced out? (apart from the loan shop that is whose continued presence doesn't cheer me at all.)
Sad to see this one is 'TO LET'
Sad to see this one is 'TO LET'
Lambeth Boy
Active Member
At £70- £100 k + vat + rates for a single Arch I wonder who could afford one ? That’s a lot of smashed avocado on toast to sell every week
organicpanda
cat herder extraodinaire
isn't this the one by the traffic lights intersection of Coldharbour Lane? were they moved out by Network Rail as part of the redevelopment as well?Update: Brixton Arches update, Jan 2018 – when will the businesses return?
The new ones are looking very shiny
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hiraethified
I'm not sure if they left or were pushed out but I'm guessing that's how the other refurbished units are going to look.
organicpanda
cat herder extraodinaire
thh I can't remember who was there before the refurb
snowy_again
Slush
Dogstar are taking an arch aren't they...
editor
hiraethified
Eh? You mean Eckovision, right? That's owned by Antic, who also own the Dogstar.
snowy_again
Slush
ah, yes I mean Antic.
editor
hiraethified
They've had an arch there for quite a few years now. When they were open they sold beers in those extra sneaky 2/3rds of a pint glasses.
snowy_again
Slush
And because the previous place had a later licence and was nicking their punters...
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hiraethified
I would have thought there was more than enough punters in 'drinking destination' nu-Brixton to go around these days.
Lambeth Boy
Active Member
This Tuesday will be the 4th anniversary of Network Rail giving notice to all the family owned businesses in the Arches including A&C deli , Mash brothers fishmongers etc
What a stitch up !
What a stitch up !
organicpanda
cat herder extraodinaire
been hearing some astounding figures for the new leases, I think the sealed bids were opened today (may be unsubstantiated gossip) A & C went for £70K, Lambeth Boy would you know more?
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hiraethified
Just as everyone suspected. A complete stitch up.
Lambeth Boy
Active Member
23 Atlantic Road ( the old Baron menswear ) is up at £100 k p.a plus vat plus Lambeth rates & the dreaded contribution to Bid so no change out of 3 grand a week ! The previous rent was £18k p.a no wonder they forced him out as well as the others Traders ( obviously not William Hill or H.T Pawnbrokers as that would be immoral !!
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
When Ms Peck's seat comes up for re-election (if she doesn't try to bend the rules) - someone ought to bring this shit up.
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hiraethified
Ah yes, but Brixton is smack bang on trend and filling up with retail therapy gorging nu-residents, so it's not hard to imagine the kind of godawful businesses that are going to slither into those units.
Lambeth Boy
Active Member
All Traders including the few returning ones will sign a new 14 year lease which is outside the Landlord and tenant act 1954 so in effect it’s a relatively short term tenancy ! Why didn’t NR ‘ freeze ‘ the existing leases on the existing tenants ? They couldn’t hike the rents up that’s why ?
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
So: a five-fold rent increase at a stroke. Just blatant.
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hiraethified
Have you got a link for that?
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I wish this were true: "Brixton Pillars are situated beneath Brixton overground station, fronting Atlantic Road and Brixton Station Road, bounded by Brixton Road to the West and Pope’s Road to the East."
(from the Brixton Pillars site).
Brixton people have been campaigning since the early 1980s for Overground platforms at Brixton Southern Region station. Where are they? Instead we have arches at £100k+.
I am no Marxist - but these property speculators could do with sending to the gulag.
(from the Brixton Pillars site).
Brixton people have been campaigning since the early 1980s for Overground platforms at Brixton Southern Region station. Where are they? Instead we have arches at £100k+.
I am no Marxist - but these property speculators could do with sending to the gulag.
Lambeth Boy
Active Member
Arch 580 is the old Brixton Tools at £54 k p.a (£1,038 per per week plus vat + rates etc ) !!
Arch 574 was Ashoks ( old convenience store on Station Road ) at £115 k + , +
Arch 607 ( the Baron on Atlantic Rd ) at £100 k p.a
What and local start up businesses will be able to afford these ?
Arch 574 was Ashoks ( old convenience store on Station Road ) at £115 k + , +
Arch 607 ( the Baron on Atlantic Rd ) at £100 k p.a
What and local start up businesses will be able to afford these ?
Lambeth Boy
Active Member
ricbake
working out how
Our story – Brixton Pillars
They are asking for in excess of £75 per square foot except beside Brixton Road which gets an eye watering £90 /sq ft.
These are top of the scale prices
They are asking for in excess of £75 per square foot except beside Brixton Road which gets an eye watering £90 /sq ft.
These are top of the scale prices
