UK: Leisure, lifestyle and entertainment investor Imbiba has signed an agreement with Canary Wharf Group to open a House of Gods hotel, restaurant and music venue in 2025.
The 65,000 square-foot, mixed-use project will be located at 12 Bank Street. It will include:
• A 78-bedroom House of Gods hotel with rooftop bar
• An Amazing Grace music venue
• Events facility operated by Camm & Hooper
Kieran Sherlock, partner and property director at Imbiba, said: “Imbiba has a long-standing and very successful partnership with CWG, which this investment seeks to build on further. Canary Wharf is becoming a world-class destination for hospitality and leisure. We cannot wait to bring our exciting and cutting-edge concepts to this truly remarkable building in the very heart of Canary Wharf.”
Imbiba’s brand companies include House of Gods, Pizza Pilgrims, 1Rebel, Little Houses Group, and more.
Stuart Fyfe, managing director of retail, leisure and hospitality at CWG, said: “Imbiba will deliver a spectacular new hospitality and leisure venue at Canary Wharf. Their line-up of world class brands will further enrich the provision of evening entertainment, provide event venues, and bring another hotel to the Wharf.
“We continue to enhance the offer at Canary Wharf across retail, leisure, hospitality, and competitive socialising to curate a thriving seven-day destination for all those who work, live and visit the wharf. Visitors to Canary Wharf are at an all-time high, 7.5 per cent up year to date compared to 2023 which saw 67.2 million visitors and we continue to see strong demand across our retail, leisure and hospitality offer with 97 per cent occupancy,” he added.