About the office
Housed within a multi-award-winning nine-storey building designed by DSDHA Architects, The Hickman at 2 Whitechapel Road is GPE’s smartest workplace yet, holding the distinction of being the world's first SmartScore Platinum rated building alongside BREEAM 'Excellent', EPC 'A', and WiredScore Platinum accreditations. Spanning 72,280 square feet, this sustainable property wraps around a 5,100-square-foot planted communal courtyard and features a 4,400-square-foot double-height reception lobby with an integrated café, 'Makers'. Each self-contained floorplate comes outfitted with glass meeting rooms, focus booths, open-plan workstations, custom kitchenettes, and private external roof terraces. Under GPE’s Fully Managed model, all property fees, rates, IT, utilities, and daily cleaning are unified into one bill, backed by real-time sesame® app environmental data.
Amenities
24/7 access
Flexible terms
Furnished offices
Meeting rooms
Parking
Phone booth
Available offers
Hot desk
- People
- 20 desks available
Fixed desk
- People
- 10 desks available
Private office
- People
- 1-7 people
- Size
- 85-320 sq ft
Private office
- People
- 8-18 people
- Size
- 320-810 sq ft
Private office
- People
- 19-28 people
- Size
- 810-1,300 sq ft
Suite
- People
- 20-50 people
- Size
- 970-2,700 sq ft
Suite
- People
- 51-135 people
- Size
- 2,700-6,500 sq ft
Surroundings and area
Implanted at the vibrant core of Whitechapel, The Hickman anchors your enterprise in East London’s creative, media, and digital tech enclave. Occupiers operate in a dynamic neighborhood filled with independent art galleries, artisanal espresso bars, street food hubs, craft bakeries, and historic East End taverns, just moments from Old Spitalfields Market, Curzon Cinema, and Brick Lane. The surrounding district offers an endless choice of food and drink venues, balancing raw creative energy with modern corporate sophistication. Whether meeting clients over specialty coffee at the on-site Makers café, holding team alignments in the planted communal courtyard, or enjoying after-work socials on private roof terraces, this sustainable Whitechapel address provides an inspiring setting for corporate identity, employee engagement, and workplace wellbeing.
Commuting
Transit logistics are unmatched, boasting London's highest public transport accessibility rating (PTAL 6b). Aldgate East Station (District and Hammersmith & City lines) is located just a four-minute walk away, while Whitechapel Station is a six-minute walk to the east, granting direct access to the high-speed Elizabeth line, London Overground, District, and Hammersmith & City lines for rapid sub-40-minute trips to Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf. Liverpool Street Station is reachable within a nine-minute walk. Positioned directly on the CS2 Cycle Superhighway, the building elevates active travel with 79 internal and 25 external bike spaces, shower amenities, personal lockers, 24/7 security access control, and sesame® app contactless entry.