A second office building has been approved for the 2m sq ft Ruskin Square development in Croydon.

The £500m Schroder UK Real Estate Fund (SREF) scheme, adjacent to East Croydon station already has with the first 180,000 sq ft office now topped out and a first residential building due for completion this summer.

The newly approved second building, which will be larger at 250,000 sq ft and standing 63m tall, will deliver a further 200,000 sq ft of offices, with retail and dining on the ground floor.

The nine acre site will have up to 2.5 million sq ft of new accommodation including 1.25 million sq ft of high specification offices, retail and dining, public spaces and up to 625 homes.

It is centrally located between Croydon's central business district and East Croydon Station.

Ruskin Square is being speculatively developed by Schroder UK Real Estate Fund in partnership with developer, Stanhope PLC.