McLaren is hoping to land another over-station office construction job in London after picking up a £125m project at Bank station, it has emerged.
A spokesperson for the contractor told Construction News that the firm “will be bidding” for a 19-storey scheme at Paddington station.
This followed an announcement on Friday (14 February) that the contractor had won the deal to build an eight-storey office scheme at 10 King William Street above Bank.
The Bank and Paddington schemes are two of three over-station projects from a joint venture between developer Helical and Transport for London’s property arm, TTL Properties.
The other is a 17-storey hybrid timber development above Southwark station.
Data-intelligence firm Glenigan values the Southwark and Paddington schemes at £106.8m and £81.9m respectively.
Helical said in a statement that a development financing arrangement with HSBC was funding the Bank job.
It added that work was scheduled to complete in December 2026.
The scheme will deliver 139,000 square feet of office space, 1,950 square feet of retail and “a comprehensive wellness suite”, the developer said.
The building is designed to achieve BREEAM Outstanding, NABERS 5* and WELL Platinum sustainability ratings, Helical added.
Keltbray is currently on site at King William Street installing the concrete core, basement and ground-floor slab.
CN understands that the subcontractor team also includes Bourne (steel frame), Dornan (MEP), Techrete (precast facade), GIG (curtain wall), PAYE (facade restoration) and Kone (lifts).
Darren Gill, managing director for London and the South at McLaren, said “Bank has to be one of the most complicated stations” in the capital, demanding “experience of working above and next to rail infrastructure”.
Gill cited McLaren above-ground projects including Angel Square over Angel underground station, 150 Holborn on top of the Central Line, 214 Oxford Street at Oxford Circus Station and work “above the rail lines into London Victoria for The Hub”.
