St. Modwen and Vinci Joint Venture have been named as preferred bidder for the £2 billion regeneration of New Covent Garden Market.

Development of a new 500,000 sq ft market releasing 20 acres of land in Central London for the delivery of 2,800 new homes adjacent to the new US Embassy.

The Covent Garden Market Authority has selected VSM Estates, the Joint Venture between Vinci and St. Modwen, the UK's leading regeneration specialist, as its chosen Development Partner for the redevelopment of the New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms. The multi-phased project has a gross development value of around £2 billion and involves a complete rationalisation of the 57 acre site over a five year period.


The New Covent Garden Market regeneration comprises the development of a new, 500,000 sq ft modern facility to house the current c200 businesses that make up the UK's largest fruit, vegetable and flower market. This will be funded by the release and redevelopment of 20 acres of surplus land into a residential led mixed-use regeneration scheme.

The contract is subject to the grant of a full planning consent for VSM Estates’ scheme with construction expected to commence by mid 2013. Construction will initially focus on the building of the new market ahead of a multi-phased move of the traders into the new purpose-built facility between mid 2014 and 2018.

(CD/GK)