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Putney Exchange
Location Putney, London, England
Coordinates 51°27′49″N0°12′59″W / 51.4636°N 0.2164°W / 51.4636; -0.2164
Opening date1990
Owner BlackRock
No. of stores and services44
No. of anchor tenants 1 - Waitrose
No. of floors2
Website putneyexchange.co.uk

Putney Exchange is an indoor shopping centre in Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was built in 1990, revamped in 2014, and is owned by BlackRock.

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Building

The building has an area of 140,000 sq ft [1] and features 44 shops, with the anchor tenant being a large Waitrose & Partners supermarket. [2] There are two entrances on Putney High street: at number 98 and at number 72 on the corner with Lacy road.

History

The centre was built in 1990 and is owned by BlackRock, the Waitrose & Partners branch opened in 1996. [3]

In 2012, designs were proposed for a £10 million revamp of the building, [4] the work was completed in May 2014. The centre was awarded Loo of the year in 2013 [5] and in 2017 the escalator and lift area were redesigned. [6]

In 2018 & 2019, plans were submitted by Incipio for the Palmtree rooftop bar, which were met with complaints from local residents [7] [8]

Transport

The Exchange is served by Transport for London buses 14,93, 85, 74, 220, 337 and 37 which stop on Putney high street, Putney Bridge tube station (District line) is a 9-minute walk and Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is a 5-minute walk. [9]

The centre has a car park on the roof with 290 spaces with an entrance on Lacy road, [10] it has six electric car chargers. [11]

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