Great Portland Estates - Retail - Harlow, Harvey Centre

Date: 04 Apr 2000

Select Service Partner Limited, franchises for Burger King, has chosen the Harvey Centre, Great Portland Estates PLC's (GPE) 37,161 sqm (400,000 sqft) shopping centre in Harlow, Essex, for a 413.5 sqm (4,451 sqft) fast food restaurant providing 78 covers.

The company, a member of Compass Group PLC, which owns international food brands including Caffe Ritazza and Upper Crust, has taken the unit on a 20-year lease at a rent of £70,000 per annum.

Located on the upper level of the centre close to Tesco and Sega Park, the unit is currently undergoing a fit out in the style of a contemporary 'American diner'. Select Service Partner will launch this - its 50th UK Burger King restaurant - with a grand opening at the centre on Saturday (1.4.00), creating 30 full and part-time jobs.

Richard Barclay, Managing Director of Retail & Leisure Sector for Select Service Partner Limited, said:

"Securing the best possible location for our Harlow restaurant was of paramount importance to us. The Harvey Centre embodies our requirements perfectly, offering a superb unit situated within the heart of a busy and fully occupied shopping centre."

Letting agent Dalgleish & Co acted on behalf of GPE, while Select Service Partner Limited was represented by Harper Dennis Hobbs.

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