Aviva Investors climate real estate fund buys first asset

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc has acquired Curtain House, a multitenant office building in Hoxton, London, which represents the first investment made by its recently launched Aviva Investors Climate Transition Real Assets Fund.

A short walk from Old Street’s Silicon Roundabout, Curtain House is a Grade II listed, five-story Victorian warehouse building in the heart of Shoreditch, London’s hub for technology businesses and the creative industries. With five London Underground and mainline stations within a 10-minute walk, including the new Elizabeth Line at Liverpool Street station, the property offers excellent connectivity to local and national travel networks.

In line with the fund’s target of reaching net zero by 2040, Aviva Investors will undertake an extensive refurbishment and decarbonization pr