With its position in London history reaching as far back as 1290, (when St James’ farm hosted a fair every July) St James Market has always had its roots in retail. The structures that make up St James’ Market comprises of two buildings, sitting behind the Grade II-listed façade, and aims to provide a £1.5bn regeneration uplift for the West End; while maintaining a sympathetic palette and construction methods to unite the old and new, for example by continuing the use of light Yorkstone and bronze detailing across both structures.

The Crown Estate and Oxford Properties Group, along with Make Architects and Balfour Beatty, have restored, re-established, and created ‘210,000 sq. ft of new, modern office accommodation, five flagship stores for best-in-class lifestyle and fashion brands, and seven new restaurants, all set within over half an acre of revitalised public space.’[3]

Occupiers of the lower retail and restaurant spaces include Christy’s Hats, Fortnum & Mason, Aquavit, and the Ritz London Restaurant, while in the office spaces higher up the building, the Crown Estate and the Carlyle Group reside, and observe out to the London Eye and beyond.