Paul Smith is an equity partner and co-founder of H2SO.
He deals with all aspects of office agency for landlords and tenants, primarily in the West End, Midtown, Northern Fringes and Southbank where he has dealt with over 6m sq ft of office space over a 30-year career. Paul's role also includes design development consultancy, specifically to advise developers on tenants' requirements in terms of specification, layout, finishes etc.
Having co-founded Hodnett Martin Smith in 1987, recognised as one of the leading West End agency firms, Paul and his fellow directors sold the business to DTZ in 2005. For four years Paul was Head of West End office agency with a team of 18 professionals before helping to establish H2SO.
Notable recent projects Paul has worked on include:
- The design development and letting of the entire 15,000 sq ft at PRUPIM's 40 Bruton Street W1
- The design development and letting of the entire 27,000 sq ft at PRUPIM's 1-5 Poland Street W1
- The design development and pre-letting of 40,000 sq ft at The Great Wigmore Partnership's, 80,000 sq ft, 95 Wigmore Street W1
- The letting of the entire 47,000 sq ft at Derwent London's Charlotte Building, Gresse Street W1
- The acquisition, design development and letting of 75,000 sq ft at D2 Private's 23 Savile Row W1
- The design development and letting of 80,000 sq ft at Shaftesbury and Mercer's St Martin's Courtyard, WC2
- The design development and letting the entire 80,000 sq ft at Scottish Widow's 14 St George Street and 50 New Bond Street W1
- The design development and pre-letting of 95,000 sq ft at GPE's 33 Margaret Street W1
- The letting of 130,000 sq ft at Derwent London's Angel Building, St John Street EC1
- The acquisition of 160,000 sq ft for Marks & Spencer at European Land's 5 Merchant Square, Paddington W2
He is also currently working on the following developments:
- 25,000 sq ft at 23 Savile Row W1 for LaSalle Investment Management
- 45,000 sq ft at 25 Soho Square W1 for Aviva
- 50,000 sq ft at 30 Berkeley Square W1 for PRUPIM
- 50,000 sq ft at The Crane Building, Lavington Street SE1 for Dorrington
- 75,000 sq ft at Devonshire House, One Mayfair Place W1 for an Offshore Unit Trust
- 185,000 sq ft at 50 Rathbone Place W1 for GPE