The Crown Estate owns all the properties in Regent Street
between Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus; all the properties
south of Piccadilly Circus to The Mall; and most of the properties
north of Oxford Circus to All Souls Church.
The street was planned by John Nash from 1811 onwards as an
imperious boulevard in honour of the Prince Regent leading
from Marylebone Park (now Regent Park) to his palace Carlton
House. Most of the properties were reconstructed in the 1920's
to a larger scale. The building leases granted in the 20's
are now expiring and The Crown Estate are looking at upgrading
the properties so they are fit for the next 100 years. For
a more detailed architectural history of the street please
click the pdf link on the right.
In addition we are cleaning the stone of the buildings and
installing floodlighting in a rolling programme over the next
few years. We take care to programme works to avoid disrupting
trade over busy periods which does mean that this work is
concentrated over a few months of the year. In all we will
be spending about £650 million over the next 4 years.
But as well as the specific projects we are implementing Strategies
to improve the whole street. To learn more about these go
to Strategies.
Roll over the highlighted blocks for more information about
our projects.
