Developer, operator, owner
History and background
Since starting out 25 years ago, Chris Stewart Group has earned its position at the vanguard of urban regeneration and real estate place-making by maintaining a simple, clear vision for developing amazing spaces. The organisation has predominantly focused on complex prime and super-prime sites in UK city centres, typically involving some listed/protected assets, many with fundamental structural issues, challenging access and topography, and sensitive planning and heritage matters. CSG’s track record speaks for itself – the projects are consistently successful. Sympathetic design, smart construction techniques, innovative funding structures and an open engagement with key stakeholders and local communities ensure this success.


Sector specialisms
Chris Stewart Group is one of the UK’s leading property developers and operators of a new class of residential-serviced apartments and select-service hotels. Working closely with global brands and professional management companies, the CSG platform seeks to extract more value through an integrated approach, with a successful real estate strategy at its core. The organisation consistently unlocks superior value and outpaces competition through a comprehensive understanding of the industry and broad skillset across the team; the combination of which is extremely rare in the market.
In-house skills
Chris Stewart Group was founded by CEO Chris Stewart, who leads a team of knowledgeable and experienced industry professionals, growing the team year on year. Across the business, CSG boasts exceptional talent – an in-house design team, a development and acquisitions team, project and construction management, asset management, corporate finance, as well as an operational team led by our director of operations and including directors of F&B, sales and revenue, and corporate functions including finance, people and culture, and marketing and communications.


The Bon Vivant Group
With a simple philosophy of sharing a passion for excellent food and drink paired with outstanding customer service, The Bon Vivant Group is the perfect partner for CSG. This collaboration means that Chris Stewart Group can select one of The Bon Vivant Group’s existing brand concepts – such as The Devil’s Advocate – or work with the team to create a style and an offering that works for the target audience. Blending BVG’s award-winning hospitality with CSG’s beautifully-designed spaces has created some of the UK’s best bars and restaurants, many of which sit within or alongside CSG developments.
Our team

Chris Stewart
Chief Executive Officer

Archie Aiton
Chief Financial Officer

Tessa Allen
Chief Operating Officer

Karen Brown
Design Director

Fraser Campbell
Network Engineer

Tim Currie
Project Director

Emma Davidson
Finance Manager

Abigail Dean
Financial Controller

Stephen Denham
Asset Manager

Sophia Ellis
Group Marketing Manager

Stephanie Gibson
Director of Revenue

Marie-Jane Gray
Assistant to the CEO

Danae Idehen
Designer

Eliot Inverarity
Project Engineer

Anna Irla-Pietras
Accounts Assistant

Iain MacDougall
Contracts Manager

Keith Mackie
Development Director

Trevor McDonald
Finance Director

Fraser McDonald
Development Manager

Alexandra Murphy
Business Support Assistant

Grant McKenzie
Director of Operations

Fiona Murden
Financial Controller