Tag: Manchester



Bruntwood in negotiations over Former Manchester BBC Site

Posted on 11 January, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

The former site of the BBC headquarters for the North West of England is the latest target of Manchester property group Bruntwood. This six acre Oxford Road plot was originally sold for £10m back in 2011 when the broadcasting company made the move to... Read More

Birmingham named most Entrepreneurial City outside of London

Posted on 6 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

Although 2015 is set to be a good year for most major cities in the UK according to economists, it is Birmingham that is truly expected to shine thanks to the high number of retail, leisure and hospitality developments in the pipeline. However, it is not only... Read More

St James’s acquires Spinningfields Landmark

Posted on 15 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Top Properties

A UK-focused commercial property investment fund has swooped on one of Manchester's most "architecturally pleasing" buildings. Acting for wealth managers St James's Place, Orchard Street Investment Management reportedly paid £31m for Four Hardman... Read More

Urban & Civic acquires two key Manchester Sites

Posted on 4 December, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Sales and Lets

Property group Urban & Civic has this week confirmed its purchase of two key sites in Manchester from investment bank Morgan Stanley, upon which it intends to construct hundreds of apartments and hotel rooms. The deal, worth £22.45 million, has... Read More

Chinese Company in talks over flight to Airport City

Posted on 19 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

A Far East roadshow highlighting the advantages of a flagship Manchester Airport business park and logistics hub is already paying dividends — with one Chinese company in "advanced negotiations" over moving to the development. Manchester Airports... Read More

Urban Splash plans Office Space with an Industrial Feel

Posted on 7 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Manchester-based Sixtwo Architects has been hired to transform one of the city’s neglected mills into a “new type of office space with a raw industrial feel”. The commission has come from specialist regeneration developer Urban Splash which is... Read More

Barbirolli revamp a ‘Vote of Confidence’ in Manchester Office Market

Posted on 5 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

The owner of what was once one of Manchester’s most prestigious business addresses has unveiled a multi-million pound upgrade to compete with nearby office schemes such as One St Peter's Square. Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) acquired... Read More

Hotel Football kick-off Delayed

Posted on 4 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

GG Hospitality — the property company owned by footballers-turned-developers Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs — has confirmed it is delaying the opening of its hotel venture by four months. Hotel Football, being built in the shadow of the former... Read More

Manchester Office Tower given Green Light despite Conservation Concerns

Posted on 31 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A scheme that will see a former bank headquarters replaced with a state-of-the-art commercial tower has been approved by Manchester planners. The go-ahead for the 17-storey block on the city’s Mount Street was granted despite concerns its height... Read More

Former Stock Aitkin Waterman Studio is a Hit with Law Firm

Posted on 29 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

An historic chapel once used by hit making trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) is to become the headquarters of a newly demergered Manchester law firm. Pannone Corporate — formed earlier this year following the £33m sale of Pannone’s private client... Read More