History

January 2009
2 - 10 Church Hill, London E17 to be turned into the Churchill Business Centre opening March 2009. The centre will offer 30 work units spread over 23,000 sq ft of modernised office space with 40 car parking spaces. The site is located within a minutes walk from Walthamstow Central offering tube, rail and bus services. Click here for more details.

November 2008
Legacy Business Centre West Wing added to current business centre to offer an additional 16,000 sq ft of office space. EduAction Ltd is first new tenant for the West Wing taking the whole of the 1st floor on a 5 year lease.

March 2008
Planning permission granted by the London Borough of Waltham Forest for the regeneration proposals put forward for the former Leyton Municipal Offices. These include the 28 unit Legacy Business Centre, 19 new build flats for Christian Action, a new ground floor restaurant linking to the Great Hall and 31 refurbished flats for private sale.

February 2007
Hiltongrove completes the purchase of the freehold interest in 10 Hatherley Mews, the last remaining building within the Mews not owned by Hiltongrove. Over the next 3 months the property will be refurbished to bring it in line with the rest of the E17 Business Centre and will offer over 2000 sq ft of high quality office space with real air conditioning, wood floors and data cabled throughout.

December 2006
Hiltongrove Multimedia sold on licence to Sound Performance Ltd.

November 2006
Hiltongrove, in partnership with Lee Valley Estates, buys the Grade II-listed former Council offices in East London funded by Anglo Irish Bank. Previously known as the Leyton Municipal Offices, a £10 million investment programme is drawn up to provide a business centre, bar & restaurant use in addition to outstanding new and refurbished residential accommodation.

March 2006
Hiltongrove completes purchase of new purpose-built business centre on Southgate Rd, London N1 with help of a £7.5million loan from Deutsche Bank AG. Re-named HiltongroveN1, the new centre offers 24 units over 2 floors comprising 20,000 sq ft of accommodation.

October 2005
Sale of Hiltongrove Mastering Studios to David Blackman, former Studio Manager at Hiltongrove. www.hiltongrovemastering.com

August 2005
Hiltongrove, in partnership with Lee Valley Estates, buys the freehold interest in the Service Industry Bays in The Stow, Harlow, Essex.

December 2004
10th Anniversary Music Week magazine article. Download PDF here.

November 2004
Hiltongrove office WINNER of design award for best New Building 2004.

June 2004
Planning permission granted for the construction of 9 one and two-bed apartments to be built in Tower Mews, London E17. Development scheme sold to Castleguard Ltd.

Autumn - Winter 2003/04
Building of new main office at the Hiltongrove Business Centre.

May 2003
First retail property purchased on Hoe Street, London E17.

May 2002
Hiltongrove Business Space becomes trading name for the property business of Hiltongrove. £2.5 million restructuring loan received from Anglo Irish Bank and purchase of 2 -10 Church Hill, London E17, a 23’000 sq ft building let to HM Government.

March 2000 – November 2003
Major investment and refurbishment works undertaken to transform Hatherley Mews’19th century buildings into modern 21st century offices. Number of businesses based within the mews increases to 30+.

March 2000 Remaining buildings within Hatherley Mews purchased for expansion of the Hiltongrove Business Centre. Total floor space increased to 18’000 sq ft.

June 1997
Three dilapidated buildings in Hatherley Mews, London E17 purchased to provide more space for the company and renamed The Hiltongrove Business Centre. Offices not used for Hiltongrove Multimedia are let to other businesses centred around the Arts.

December 1994
Hiltongrove Ltd incorporated by founder and managing director Guy Davis. Trading under the name Hiltongrove Multimedia, the company offers CD mastering and CD manufacturing services with help of a £10,000 start-up loan from Barclays Bank.