Reimagining Milton Gate

Help shape the future of Milton Gate

Welcome to the updated consultation website on Brookfield Properties plans to reimagine Milton Gate, 60 Chiswell Street.
Our scheme has been revised following valuable input from the City of London Corporation, our neighbours, and the local community and we are now pleased to share our updated scheme.
As part of our commitment to community engagement, we welcome your feedback. Please complete our consultation survey to have your say.

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Your feedback matters!
Please take a moment to complete our online survey and contribute to the future of Milton Gate.

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 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.

About AHMM

AHMM is a global architectural firm that brings unique expertise and internationally renowned design leadership for global clients and occupants.
AHMM has spent the last 30 years or so taking a fresh look at the office, and in particular reuse projects.
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Enhancing
The Local Area

The Milton Gate scheme forms part of a broader package of public realm improvements that Brookfield Properties is proposing for this area of the City.
As the owner of Citypoint, we have partnered with Freshwater Group, the owner of neighbouring Tenter House, to undertake major improvements to Citypoint Plaza and Tenter House.
As the first phase of this project, Brookfield will deliver additional upgraded public realm to enhance the Citypoint public offer.
1. Tenter House car park ramp removed providing exceptional new arrival experience
2.
Improved ground floor public realm/biodiversity and Plaza levelled providing much improved accessibility and environment
3. Improved covered pedestrian path with potential for incorporating further public art

Milton Gate

Milton Gate is a 1980s office building located at 60 Chiswell Street. It underwent a major refurbishment between 2005-2007.
The current building underperforms from an operational energy and sustainability standpoint, with gas boilers and an EPC rating of E. Its facilities and amenities are also dated and lack appeal compared with modern, best in class working environments.
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 building will become vacant in 2025, presenting an exciting opportunity to reposition Milton Gate. We aspire to create a greener future, adopting a retrofit first approach to deliver an all-electric building with leading sustainability credentials, improved utilisation and biodiversity of the site, and improved activation at street level.

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The Local Area

Local Context

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.

Office Building
School/University
Residential
The Brewery

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

Map of the area from 1633
The central hall at Milton Gate c.1990
The original Milton Gate from the 1990s
Milton Gate today
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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.

Our Vision

An exciting opportunity exists 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.

1. Reposition the building to best meet the evolving demands of the City, its occupiers and community