BNP Paribas Real Estate has been awarded the management of the St James portfolio in London’s West End from Crown Estate. The portfolio consists of over 370,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office, services, retail and warehousing space at St James Market.

BNP Paribas Real Estate has been awarded the management of the St James portfolio in London’s West End from Crown Estate. The portfolio consists of over 370,000 m2 of office, services, retail and warehousing space at St James Market.

Marcus Henley, director of BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management’s UK office, says: 'This is an excellent news for our UK team, which can contribute to shaping up one of the main districts of London.'

Crown Estate is the manager of the real estate assets held by the British royal family, with a portfolio of over £7.3 bn (EUR 7.9 bn) the UK.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management, based in Paris manages over 27 million m2 of rental space in Europe.