Property Development
RUCCA
RUCCA is a booming London-based
property development, design and
investment company, established
by three young entrepreneurs. Most
recently, the company acquired Kent
& Surrey Golf Club with plans to
transform the property into an elegant
assisted living community, and in 2021
RUCCA will be opening Liverpool’s first
ever five-star hotel after purchasing
the Grade II listed former Liverpool
Magistrate’s Court.
Founded in 2018 by Fraser Carruthers,
Jesse Burgess and Alex Gazzi, projects
include a vast array of residential,
hospitality, industrial, care-homes,
offices and more located across the UK.
Their knowledge and expertise gained
from previous endeavours has led them
to combine their skillsets into RUCCA,
with the company currently pioneering
schemes across the UK with a GDV circa
£750+ million.
Prior to the formation of RUCCA,
Carruthers and Burgess started as small
developers renovating and converting
central London properties whilst
managing other businesses they set up.
During this time, Gazzi was working
for prominent property players with a
portfolio from Mayfair to Hong Kong.
The design arm of RUCCA has proved
particularly successful amongst the
London A-List; currently the team
are designing homes for Radio 1’s
Nick Grimshaw and chef/model Isaac
Carew. Offering services in other areas
of property design from architecture
to project management, RUCCA also
recently completed the re-design of
London’s oldest nightclub Raffles and
King’s Road celebrity hotspot E&O
Chelsea.
Previous ventures have included
Albert’s private members’ club and the
redevelopment of properties in Great
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Marlborough Street and Notting Hill.
Fraser Carruthers comments, “Rather
than be halted by Brexit, RUCCA has
thrived and grown exponentially. We are
three young men who have chosen not
to be distracted by the national crisis –
we look at every deal we are approached
with and set no parameters for what we
decide to finance, design and develop.
So far, we’ve found this model seems to
be working for us.”
Operating a 100% plastic waste free
company, RUCCA’s goal is to prevent
plastic waste from reaching the land,
air or ocean. All exterior hoarding and
concrete used on RUCCA projects is
made from plastic produced during
previous developments – this is just one
of many steps that RUCCA are taking to
be more environmentally friendly.
www.rucca.co.uk