Reimagining Milton Gate
Help shape the future of Milton Gate
Welcome to the consultation website for Milton Gate, a 1980’s office
building located at 60 Chiswell Street in the City of London.
Brookfield Properties have assembled a team of specialists to explore
opportunities to reposition Milton Gate for a greener future, ensuring
it can meet the evolving needs of the future generation of workers and
be a positive contributor to its environment and local community.
Brookfield Properties have an exceptional track record in the City, and
globally, of creating best-in-class, sustainable assets and are excited
by this unique opportunity to deliver positive change.
As part of the team’s commitment to early community engagement,
we welcome the opportunity to hear your perspectives on the existing
building and environment, and how a future office development can
best serve the local community, office workers and visitors.
Below you will find some context on Milton Gate and its surrounds,
and our initial vision for the site.
We are at an early stage of our design journey and look forward to
receiving your input to help inform our design responses, future public
consultation events and a planning application.
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Virtual Exhibition Boards
Learn more about our initial thoughts. Click the link to explore our virtual exhibition boards.
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Our vision
High quality design and maximising sustainability credentials are driving Brookfield Properties’ approach to the future of Milton Gate. Our vision is to:
Reposition the building to meet the evolving needs of the City and the community
To adopt a retro-fit first approach to analysis and design solutions
Deliver an all-electric building with leading sustainability credentials
Enhance the civic presence of the building and its contribution to the Culture Mile
Improve the connection of the building to the Elizabeth Line and promote sustainable modes of transport
Improve the utilisation and biodiversity of the site
Brookfield Properties
Brookfield Properties is a leading developer and operator of high-quality real estate assets in gateway cities around the globe.
With a focus on sustainability, a commitment to excellence, and the drive for relentless innovation in the planning, development and management of buildings and their surroundings, Brookfield Properties is committed to making a positive impact on the environments, businesses, and lives we touch.
Brookfield Properties has delivered a market leading development pipeline across the City of London and its fringes in recent years, including London Wall Place, Principal Place and 100 Bishopsgate – all of which have leading sustainability credentials and newly created and activated public spaces for the local community.
London Wall Place, a Brookfield Properties development
Brookfield Properties
Contributing to the local community
Brookfield Properties brings its indoor and outdoor spaces to life through culture with the aim of connecting people and creating memorable experiences. This is achieved by building long term cultural partnerships and by working with emerging and contemporary artists that challenge conventional thinking and offer a fresh perspective on life.
As well as supporting cultural initiatives, Brookfield Properties is also committed to making a positive impact through social initiatives. For instance, Brookfield Properties supports ELHAP, a charity that provides outdoor activities for young people with disabilities through employee volunteering and donations. They also support Fat Macy’s, a social enterprise that trains and employs young Londoners living in temporary accommodation by providing space and construction resources to build a new restaurant.
The area
The local area has excellent transport connections and a wide variety of open and green spaces within a short walking distance. The main transport links are Moorgate and Liverpool Street Station, and the C1 cycleway runs directly past the building.
Milton Gate is bound on three sides by public roads – Chiswell Street, Moor Lane and Milton Street. To the south, the site is bound by a private road – Milton Court – which has restricted access.
The local area is diverse for the City with a mix of buildings of varying height, age, materiality and use. To the immediate south is The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a residential tower building, The Heron – both of which utilize Milton Court for servicing. To the west is The Brewery, an historic building which is now used as an events space and hotel. Several large office buildings also lie in close proximity.
We want our future office development to make a positive impact on this unique environment.
1. Milton Gate
2. Ropemaker Place
3. The Heron
4. Guildhall School of Music
5. City Point
6. The Brewery
7. Milton House
8. One Bunhill Row
9. 24 Chiswell St
10. The University of Law
11. The Barbican
The area’s history
The area was first developed in the 16th century and has experienced a long history of change.
In the early 18th century, it was home to a Type Foundry, with the Whitbread Brewery to the west founded in 1750. The area was known as Grub Street and housed writers and printing of pamphlets (the social media of the time).
The area was largely destroyed by an air raid in 1940, save for The Brewery which survived.
Milton Gate was initially developed in the late 1980’s by Land Securities, replacing a number of obsolete post-war office buildings. It was designed by Denys Lasdun, Peter Softley & Associates.
A major refurbishment of the building was undertaken by Exemplar Properties between 2005-2007. This refurbishment, designed by Squire & Partners, removed the Lasdun design features of the interior, infilled the original corner entrances, re-modelled the design and circulation of the ground floor and extended the upper floors.
The area has a rich and diverse history, but as we look towards the future, it is crucial to ensure that Milton Gate can continue to meet the evolving needs of workers and the community.
Milton Gate
The current building underperforms from an operational energy and sustainability standpoint, with gas boilers and an EPC E rating. Its facilities and amenities are also dated and lack appeal when compared with the modern, best in class working environments being offered elsewhere in London.
The building’s dark, defensive façade is aesthetically dated and performs poorly, limiting natural daylight onto the office floors. Its current design and the sloping streetscape also limits activation at street level.
The current tenants of Milton Gate are planning to vacate in late 2024, having occupied and managed the building since 2007.
This presents an exciting opportunity to reposition Milton Gate for a greener future, adopting a retrofit first approach to deliver an all-electric building with leading sustainability credentials, improved utilization and biodiversity of the site, and improved activation at street level.
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