TECH giant Apple will have a huge new office presence in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station, it has been announced.

The California-based company is to lease 500,000 sq ft of office space in the main boiler house of the Grade II* listed former coal-fired power station which is currently being redeveloped.

1400 staff will be relocated from other offices to the new six-storey Apple campus which the company expects to move in to in 2021.

The deal means that Apple will occupy 40% of the office space available at the mixed-use redevelopment of the iconic property adjacent to the Thames in Battersea. Once complete, there will also be hundreds of new homes as well as shops, restaurants, hotels and arts spaces.

Rob Tincknell, CEO of Battersea Power Station Development Company, commented:

“We are delighted that Apple has chosen to make Battersea Power Station its home in 2021. It is testament to our fantastic building and the wider regeneration of the 42-acre site which offers a carefully curated mix of homes, businesses and leisure amidst extraordinary open spaces and new transport links. It has always been our clear objective to create one of London’s most thriving new communities and this commitment from Apple will undoubtedly help us achieve our goal.”

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan added, “I am delighted that Apple is moving into Battersea Power Station‎, helping to generate new jobs and economic prosperity for Londoners.”

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