Mayfair's Pollen Estate As Norway's Wealth Fund Buys $576 Million In London Properties

Pedestrians pass hoardings outside the W5 commercial and retail construction complex, under development inside commercial real estate buildings that form part of the Pollen Estate, on Regent Street, right, and New Burlington Street, left, in London, U.K., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Norway's sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, the world's largest, bought a stake in the Pollen Estate in London's Mayfair district for 343 million pounds ($576 million), expanding its property holdings in the U.K. capital. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images