Empress Works

Local area

From providing East London backdrops in music videos to iconic Hollywood movie scenes, the two Victorian and Regency cottages have been a distinctive and quaint feature along the canal for generations. The original facades are being retained with new life being given to them through an extensive refurbishment programme. Five truly unique and characterful properties will be created in the cottages with modern touches and refined design features.

East London is where chefs come to innovate, with Michelin-quality food served up in unpretentious surroundings. Pop-ups and small neighbourhood restaurants abound, so many in fact that you could try a new one every night and never run out of options.

There are bars and pubs frequented by East London’s coolest crowd and street markets and delis that make food shopping a pleasure all within a few minutes’ walk of our canal-side community.

Live music can be found at a number of nearby venues, whether you’re in the mood for something intimate in an atmospheric basement bar or a large-scale gig experience in a huge nightclub setting.

And when it comes to that all important ‘me time’, you’ll be spoilt for choice. There are yoga studios, beauty salons and barbershops to suit all tastes plus peaceful green spaces for strolling, picnics and bikes rides.

The opportunity

With its superb canal side location, Empress Works is ideally situated for businesses looking to benefit from this thriving part of East London. Offering five contemporary spaces each with a stunning canal side or courtyard approach, each unit also benefits from exposed services and extensive floor to ceiling glazing.