£16m Angel Central development reaches ‘key’ milestone

The multi-million pound refurbishment of an North London retail and leisure destination has reached a ‘significant’ milestone.

The raising of a central centrepiece at Islington’s Angel Central has taken place as part of a £16m redevelopment led by CBRE Global Investors.

The angel wings sculpture at the heart of the site has been raised by Farringdon-based firm RED Construction.

The raising marks a ‘key’ milestone in the project, which will see the extension of the centre’s leisure, retail and hospitality space, and is expected to be completed in the autumn.

Ciara Daffy, asset manager at CBRE Global Investors, commented: “Our investment in the redevelopment of Angel Central has been a long-term plan for the destination.

“We wanted to provide the local community with a reimagined space and enhanced offer that includes more restaurants, outdoor seating and leisure – all building on the existing strong mix within the scheme such as O2 Academy, Vue Cinema and Frame.”

Graham Sturge, managing director of RED Construction, added: “The raising of the wings was one of the key milestones for this extensive refurbishment project at Angel Central. Our expert team onsite worked together to safely manoeuvre this iconic sculpture to its newly raised position.

“We had to work within a limited space but the innovative technique we used ensured we delivered this within our short time frame of only five days – this is an intricate phase of the project completed successfully.”