Barings acquires light industrial estate in Harrow

Barings has acquired Eastman Edge, a newly built multi-let light industrial estate in Harrow, from Big Yellow Group for £38.5 million on behalf of a European core real estate strategy.

Eastman Edge, Harrow

The estate is located 11 miles from central London and benefits from strong connectivity to the A40, M1 and M25, as well as proximity to Harrow & Wealdstone station and Heathrow Airport. The scheme provides flexible, modern space suited to a range of light industrial uses, supporting occupiers focused on last‑mile distribution, services and local trade.

Eastman Edge offers EPC A ratings, EV charging provision and solar PV, positioning the asset to capture demand for efficient, modern industrial space in an undersupplied London submarket.

Darren Hutchinson, Managing Director and Head of UK Real Estate Transactions & European SMAs at Barings, said: “Eastman Edge is a strong addition to our UK industrial portfolio, combining modern, flexible space with a well-connected urban location and attractive underlying occupier fundamentals. The acquisition reflects our continued conviction in high quality urban industrial assets in established locations.”

Gunther Deutsch, Managing Director and Head of European Real Estate Transactions at Barings, added: “Urban industrial remains one of the most compelling parts of the European real estate market, supported by resilient occupier demand, constrained land supply and the continued need for well-located, sustainable space close to end customers. This transaction is consistent with our wider pan-European strategy, which focuses on urban industrial, logistics and living across a range of sub-sectors in our target jurisdictions of the Nordics, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Iberia.”