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Hatton Garden heist site could become a museum commemorating one of London’s most notorious raids, according to the new owner of the vaults.
Property millionaire and Tottenham Hotspur vice-president David Pearl said he was looking at options after taking on a long lease at the 88-90 Hatton Garden deposit, from which some £10 million of jewellery was stolen in April.
He said: “There could be a museum around the incident, it could be revamped to have high-security and new deposit boxes, or let to a jewellery shop.”
His company Structadene owns the freehold but had to fight off competition to buy the 1,293 sq ft leasehold space, according to selling agent Tony Gerver, a consultant at Hoffman Partners.
It was put on the market in October by liquidators Streets SPW with a £200,000 guide price, although the agreed price has not been disclosed.
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The previous leasehold owner, Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd, shut down in the wake of the raid. Four men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
Four others are on trial at Woolwich crown court.
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