Fitzrovia, between Oxford Street and Euston Road, is a mix of Georgian houses, Victorian and Edwardian commercial buildings and modern offices. It has a high concentration of creative, media and tech businesses, restaurants on Charlotte Street, and residential streets in between. Commercial work here is largely office and studio fit-outs and the refurbishment of smaller period buildings.
What a main contractor has to manage in Fitzrovia
- Split boroughs: the area is divided between Camden and Westminster, with different planning and construction requirements on each side.
- Period office buildings often have limited services capacity, so cooling, ventilation and power upgrades are designed at feasibility stage.
- Conservation areas and listed buildings affect shopfronts, plant and internal changes.
- Live neighbours: residents and occupied offices next door mean controlled hours and noise and dust management.