_Our landmarks since 1896

Since 1896, Knight Frank has become a global leader in real estate consultancy – find out more about our journey.

December 05, 2019

1896 | Our valuations, surveying and auctions business was founded.

1897 | Our first recorded business property sale, a ‘cycle machinery & plant’ business in London.

1897 | We launched our first international property marketing campaign for a boarding house on the Champs Elysees in Paris.

1915 | Cecil Chubb bought Stonehenge through us for £6,600 as a present for his wife.

Image: Stonehenge, UK

1920s | We advised on the site assembly for the BBC’s world-famous headquarters, Broadcasting House in London.

Image: BBC Broadcasting House, UK

1921 | We sold our first town, Reigate for £203,840.

1922 | We sold Winston Churchill’s house and in turn sell Chartwell to him.

1973 | We opened our doors in Australia.

1979 | We opened an office in New York, expanding our commercial and residential presence across North America.

1983 | Our Singapore office was established.

1986 | We sold the Qantas Centre in Sydney for $200 million, marking Australia’s largest single biggest property sale at that time.

1996 | We rebranded from Knight Frank & Rutley to Knight Frank to strengthen the firm’s global identity.

2005 | We advised on the development of London’s Olympic Village ahead of the 2012 Games.

2006 | We launched The Wealth Report.

2009 | We were appointed as leasing agent on the Empire State Building in Manhattan, NYC.

Image: Empire State Building, USA

2011 | We were appointed to sell London’s Battersea Power Station site.

2016 | Santos Knight Frank was established in the Philippines.

2017 | Our Prestige Residential specialists broke the suburb record in Killarney Heights, NSW.

2018 | We formed a strategic alliance with Bayleys in New Zealand.

2018 | We were appointed as manager of Rialto in Melbourne.

Image: Rialto, Melbourne

2018 | The Prestige Residential Sales team broke further suburb records in Burradoo and Bowral in NSW.

2019 | We were appointed to sell a Consolidated Pastoral Company property portfolio the size of Switzerland in Australia.

2019 | We sold 201 Elizabeth Street in Sydney for $630 million, marking our largest ever transaction in Australia.

2019 | We sold four residences over $40m at Crown Residences, One Barangaroo which will be ready in early 2021.