Some years add another address to a property portfolio. Others change its character.
For Sidd Mahajan and Tulip Real Estate, 2025 was one of those years. The company crossed £100 million in transactions during the year, marking the second time it had reached that level in a single year after its £101 million Amory Tower transaction in 2022. More revealing than the headline figure, however, was the variety of what sat behind it: residential apartments in Canary Wharf, a home at Battersea Power Station, further London residential acquisitions and two Hilton-branded hotels.
Taken together, the deals offer a useful snapshot of how Mahajan has approached growth over the past decade and a half.
A Year That Changed the Mix
The Landmark Pinnacle acquisition brought 24 residential apartments into Tulip Real Estate’s holdings in Canary Wharf. The location needs little introduction: one of London’s most established financial districts, with major employers, transport connections and a substantial residential population already in place. Then came KOA House at Battersea Power Station.
The contrast is telling. Battersea represents a very different chapter of London’s development, with the former power station at the centre of a much larger transformation involving homes, offices, retail, leisure and cultural spaces. Tulip’s acquisition therefore placed it within a neighbourhood that is still being reshaped.
The same period brought a residential property on New Kent Road and progress towards acquiring a 45-apartment block in Elephant & Castle. There was no single London story behind these purchases. Each location offered something different.
The Hotel Acquisitions Added Another Dimension
Residential property was only half of the picture. Tulip also expanded its hotel interests in 2025 with Hilton London Syon Park and DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon. The latter has 183 rooms and represents another addition to the company’s growing hospitality presence. Hilton London Syon Park was the more distinctive acquisition. The 137-room hotel sits within the historic 200-acre Syon Park Estate near Brentford and was acquired by Tulip in a deal reported at approximately £30 million.
For Siddharth Mahajan, hospitality is familiar territory. His professional career began in the sector in 2001, following his hotel-management studies, with his early experience including Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur before subsequent roles in the UK.
The significance of 2025 is that hospitality now sits alongside a much wider range of real estate interests rather than defining his work on its own.
The Locations Tell Their Own Story
Look at the acquisitions geographically and another pattern emerges. Canary Wharf is an established commercial centre. Battersea is a major regeneration story. Elephant & Castle continues to undergo substantial change, while Syon Park offers something entirely different: a heritage setting paired with a modern hotel proposition. These places do not share the same audience, architecture or economic backdrop.
What they do share is a position within parts of the UK market where the surrounding environment matters. Employment, transport, regeneration, amenities and changing patterns of demand can all influence how an address develops over time. That makes the geographical spread of Mahajan’s recent activity particularly interesting. It suggests an approach based on understanding individual locations rather than applying one formula across London.
From One Accommodation Model to Several Property Types
The significance of 2025 becomes clearer when placed against Tulip’s earlier history.
The company began in 2011 with serviced rooms and short-let accommodation in London. It subsequently moved into apartments, HMOs, offices, new-build developments, refurbishments and hotels. That is a considerable change from the company’s starting point.
It also helps explain why the recent acquisitions span such different categories. The experience accumulated through each stage has broadened the kind of opportunities Tulip can consider, while Mahajan’s hospitality background remains an important part of that foundation.
For Sidd Mahajan, the story is therefore less about a single career transition and more about the gradual accumulation of experience across different sides of UK property.
What the Milestone Really Means
£100 million makes for a useful headline. The more interesting question is what comes after the headline. The acquisitions made during 2025 now sit across very different parts of the market. Some are established residential locations; others are tied to major regeneration projects; the hotel purchases bring international brands and hospitality-led propositions into the mix. That creates a broader set of decisions for the years ahead.
For Siddharth Mahajan, the challenge in London is no longer simply finding the next acquisition. It is determining how different assets fit into a longer-term strategy, where further opportunities make sense and where patience may be more valuable than speed.
The £100 million year, then, is best understood as a marker rather than an endpoint.
It shows how far Tulip Real Estate has travelled since 2011, and how much more varied Siddharth Mahajan’s property interests have become along the way.
