Great Portland Estates PLS (GPE) has announced its 8,400sq ft Medici Courtyard is due to officially open to the public later this month.
Located at the centre of Hanover, GPE’s latest 221,500sq ft mixed-use development – owned by the joint venture GHS Limited Partnership – Medici Courtyard will be one of the first public courtyards to open in Mayfair for more than a century. The newly created courtyard opens as Hanover prepares to welcome a string of new retailers and occupiers.
The 1.3-acre mixed-use development includes 167,500sq ft of brand-new grade A offices, 40,000sq ft of new retail units predominantly facing New Bond Street and six luxury residential apartments. No. 20 Hanover Square – which is one of Mayfair’s last surviving Grade II-listed buildings – is now officially home to the new London Fashion Academy supported by luxury footwear designer, Jimmy Choo. Students of the academy will have the opportunity to showcase their work in one of GPE’s new luxury retail units that forms part of the Hanover scheme.
Other leading retailers that have already taken space within the development’s iconic retail spaces include, Pronovias, the global luxury bridal brand debuting their new ‘Vera Wang Bride’line, due to open in early 2022; and Moyses Stevens, the only florist to hold a Royal Warrant, due to open later this year.
Located at 6 Medici Courtyard, Canadian restauranteur, Joey Ghazal, will also launch his New England inspired restaurant – the MAINE, Mayfair – later this month. Set to be the ‘destination restaurant’ for Hanover and Mayfair, the MAINE will host just under 400 covers and includes access to an outdoor terrace as well as the newly created Medici Courtyard.
