Liverpool could shape its commercial district to meet future business demand by forming a new Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF).City council cabinet members are recommended to give the green light to develop the SRF with Supplementary Planning Document status for the area, to “ensure that future development is guided with an ... Read More...
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Work to convert a Grade II-listed building in Manchester's NOMA district into a new office is underway.Russells Construction is redeveloping the property on the corner of Dantzic Street and Hanover Street into loft-style workspaces aimed at creative companies.Due for completion by 2019, Dantzic will offer 45,000 sq ft of office ... Read More...
Network Space has sold its Mere Grange Business Park in St Helens for £4.85 million.The 31-acre, out-of-town site comprises 46,527 sq ft of office space across 10 detatched and semi-detached buildings, and a new 90,000 sq ft industrial development is also being built there.Squarestone has purchased the part, which is ... Read More...
Is commercial property investment a savvy buy-to-let alternative? Buy-to-let has become challenging in recent years and when the going gets tough, the tough buy shops, as Christine Toner discovers. Words by Christine Toner Unless you’ve purposely avoided any news on buy-to-let in recent years (and if you’re a landlord you could be forgiven for ... Read More...
An “iconic” Oldham office building has been placed on the market in the Greater Manchester town.The property was previously home to the Oldham Evening Chronical newspaper, which ceased publication in the building in August after its owner Hirst, Kidd & Rennie went into administration.Lambert Smith Hampton, which has been appointed ... Read More...
The owner of Liverpool's Honeycomb office building has insisted there are "no plans" to transform it into homes despite a planning application.The prominent office building in Liverpool’s commercial district is the subject of a newly approved request for prior approval to create 29 apartments at the site.According to Liverpool City Council documents Palladium ... Read More...
A £3 million refurbishment project at Liverpool’s 20 Chapel Street office development has now reached completion.A transformation of the 12th floor has marked the end of the wider programme of internal works.Commercial property firm Canmoor has undertaken a rolling programme of works to the 15-storey Grade A building over the ... Read More...
Manchester's commercial property market is in good shape but must diversify to meet requirements according to Savills.New research from the real estate agent claims that strong demand and a low supply of Grade A office space is starting to drive up Grade B prices in the city.Savills’ ‘Spotlight on Manchester: where are the gaps?’ ... Read More...
Five new tenants have signed up to Beaconsfield Estates’ Manchester city centre office buildings.Kenworthy’s Buildings and 49 King Street have attracted the occupiers to smaller suites on simplified and flexible leases.Mirror Web, a digital archiver of social media and websites, has relocated from the city’s Ancoats area to a 1,456 ... Read More...
Property and construction consultancy Gleeds has doubled the size of its Liverpool city centre base with a new office deal.The growing firm will relocate from its current Edmund Street premises to a new 3,590 sq ft Grade A space to accommodate a 25% rise in staff numbers in the last ... Read More...
