Brent Cross Town has announced two exciting brands coming to the new high street, with one opening its doors later this month.

The first hospitality venue opening at Brent Cross Town will be by the Urban Leisure Group and the first new grocery store will be none other than Co-op. 

Co-op’s 3,000 sq ft store will bring everyday essentials to residents’ doorstep. The well-known store offers a wide range of fresh and healthy produce, hot food, Fairtrade products and more. The store is set to open in time for Christmas this year. More information on this will be available here.

Urban Leisure Group’s 7,400 sq ft venue will be the first hospitality offering in Brent Cross Town located in the heart of new public space, Neighbourhood Square. Locals and visitors will enjoy seasonal dishes, and an excellent selection of drinks to enjoy with indoor and outdoor seating area. This will be the 10th venue by Urban Leisure Group, the team behind Alice House in West Hampstead and Queens Park, Coin Laundry on Exmouth Market and Heist Bank in Paddington. This venue is set to open its doors in Spring next year.

Councillor Anne Clarke, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure, Arts & Sport, said: “Across our flagship Brent Cross Town development we’re focused on opening the kinds of community amenities that will benefit our local residents and will have a positive impact in the area. The new co-op is a fantastic new addition to the new neighbourhood and will focus on recruiting locally wherever possible.”

Robert Tindale, Co-op Property Regional Acquisition Manager, added: “The whole team is delighted to be involved in this exciting development, and proud to be the first convenience store to open to serve this dynamic, vibrant and diverse community. The store will focus on delivering the quality, choice and value which can be enjoyed by everyone, a hub that plays a part at the heart of local life. We are delighted to have the opportunity to serve and support the Brent Cross Town community.”

Teams at Brent Cross Town are working closely with the retailers to ensure employment opportunities are available to the local community. They have already worked with coop to ensure their staff are made up of majority locals. If you would like to find out more about these opportunities, please email Jobs@brentcrosstown.co.uk

This announcement marks a new milestone for the wider regeneration programme. Once complete, Brent Cross Town will have 6,700 new homes, 3m sq ft of offices, a high street, three redeveloped schools, an  50 acres of parks and playing fields and over 50 restaurants and shops. More recently, The 108 – Europe’s first indoor venue for baseball and softball has added new indoor padel courts which is now available to book, more details here.

Brent Cross Town is the neighbourhood at the heart of the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration programme, find out more about our vision on our webpages.