12 October 2022
Our Businesses
Our mission is to improve the way people live, work and play in the built environment.
We listen to the needs of the market, our clients and our partners. We innovate by utilising our collective expertise and range of partnerships to find market leading solutions in real estate development, placemaking and design. We deliver by partnering or directly investing in real estate and with the capability of managing projects from inception through to completion.
To ensure our design-led approach to real estate is always on the cutting edge, we maintain a celebrated roster of Creative Directors including world renowned visionaries such as Philippe Starck, Marcel Wanders, Jade Jagger, Steve Leung and Mark Davison.
Branded Residences
Yoo pioneered the lifestyle-led, branded real estate movement over 20 years ago. Today we are the world’s largest non-hotel residential brand. Our brand increases development visibility and offers investors a proven, reliable investment opportunity.
See all propertiesHotels
From fun and funky Rio de Janeiro to the relaxing and picturesque Cotswolds, YOO Hotels and Resorts surprise and delight even the most jaded traveller with contemporary, imaginative and sophisticated hotels.
Capital
Yoo Capital Management is a special situations, principal investment firm invested in £2.0 billion of AUM and 2.7 million square feet across Greater London and the UK.
Developments
Yoo Developments is the Group’s development platform. It was established to unlock opportunities which create better ways of living, working and playing – particularly focused in London & the Southeast.
Get involvedHighlights
Great British Brands 2023
The Lakes by YOO are delighted to feature alongside such a fantastic collection of 'Great British Brands' as listed by Country & Town House within the 2023 edition. Featuring an interview with our Founder John Hitchcox the article highlights the inspiration behind The Lakes by YOO and future developments like Cotswolds Waters. "The Lakes is a very personal concept: I dreamt of bringing up children in the country but had a full-time role in London. I loved travelling, business, design, building things and started the YOO business with Philippe Starck, creating a hundred great £100 million+ projects in 46 countries. People recognise value through design: YOO is now the largest residential brand in the world.
Read moreTransformation of an Icon
The £1 billion regeneration of Olympia is set to be London’s newest cultural destination with a taste for the spectacular – uniting art, education, entertainment, technology and creative industries. Designed by a Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC Architecture, the rejuvenation of the capital’s busiest events venue – which attracts more than 1.6 million visitors each year – sees the addition of five live entertainment venues, a creative arts school, two globally renowned hotels, 20+ restaurants and eateries, creative offices and studios, and 2.5 acres of gardens and public realm. Launching early 2025.
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