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  • ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

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  • THE AREA SUPPORTS 53,000 JOBS

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  • GENERATES £5.3 BILLION PER ANNUM – 1.3% OF OVERALL LONDON ECONOMY

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  • BY 2022 THERE WILL BE 169,000 SQM OF ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL SPACE, 10,000 NEW JOBS AND AN INCREASE OF 15% MORE RESIDENTS

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  • 80,500 PASSENGERS USE OLD STREET STATION EVERYDAY – AN INCREASE OF 40% SINCE 2008

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Over the past two decades something magical has happened to a roundabout in East London. The edge of the city has transformed into the centre of all things new. Fuelled by the creative energy of its inhabitants, the Old Street District has emerged as a hotbed of talent and ideas. A cultural crossroads, where tech entrepreneurs, Turner Prize winners and fashion editors rub shoulders with eastenders of all stripes. And in the words of William Blake, “Life attracts life” as non-conformists gravitate to the area’s irreverent attitude. It means that today, the edge is where it’s at for art, design, tech and culture.

About Old Street Partnership

The Old Street Partnership was formed in the summer of 2016 to help drive forward a powerful agenda for change. Membership of the group currently includes landowners, commercial occupiers, and statutory partners such as Tfl and London Borough of Islington.  The aim is to develop the area as a ‘Dynamic Urban District’, delivering a range of interventions to support community development and develop a premier business location with high quality public realm and environment that produces a safe, vibrant and inspiring destination for employees, residents and visitors alike. Old Street is undergoing enormous transformation, with an ambitious development pipeline and large scale infrastructure projects already well underway. The aim going forward is to create a vibrant district-blending the best of old and new. To capitalise on the areas great diversity and heritage- ensuring that the new developments once completed and the new residents, employees and investments that they bring will benefit the wider local economy and community.

Our Vision for the District

The partnership will drive a powerful agenda of activity which will contribute to realising the core aims of the area under three key themes.

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A Better District

To enhance public realm through improved wayfinding, cleaner streets, assessing air pollution, long term sustainability in addition to improved green infrastructure. The partnership will work with local councils to bring together a strategy for employment, apprenticeships and upskilling within the local businesses.
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A Lively District

Old Street is rich in history and culture with fantastic green spaces, restaurants and local bars. We aim to raise the profile of the area even further to secure its reputation as a dynamic place to work in and visit. This in turn will attract inward investment and increased footfall.
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A Safer District

Old Street is a 24 hour destination with safety playing an important role in our agenda. Working in partnership with the Mayor’s Office for Policing in Crime, Metropolitan Police Officers and local PCSOs, the partnership will invest in projects to make the area safer for all.

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The Old Street Partnership brings a new focus and collaboration to what is one of most important opportunity districts in Central London.  It is one of the most dynamic and inspirational urban districts in Europe. Its more than just a technology cluster, with a diverse mix of offices, retail, homes, and community and health facilities for employees and local residents. Building on the history and character of the area and its fantastic connectivity, a thriving new community is now emerging.

Matthew Moffat, Z Hotels, Chair of the Old Street Partnership