Tag: offices



Birmingham braced for Wave of Revamps and Developments

Posted on 6 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Birmingham, which is already set to benefit from the redevelopment of the Paradise Circus area of the city centre, will see two more major revamps get underway shortly. The first of these involves department store Selfridges, which has revealed plans to... Read More

Christianity and Commerce to share new Washington Development

Posted on 5 May, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments, Worldwide Property News

JBG Cos. has entered into a partnership with ICG Properties and Rittenhouse Partners to develop a trophy office building on Washington DC’s lower 16th Street corridor. Recently, representatives from the three companies were joined by city officials... Read More

Agents appointed for Birmingham’s Paradise Circus Development

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

CBRE and GVA — two of Birmingham’s highest profile property consultancies — have been appointed as joint agents for the first phase of the city’s ambitious Paradise Circus development. Work is due to start on the massive project later this year... Read More

Record Year for Warrington Commercial Market as Golden Square sale moves closer

Posted on 2 May, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

LaSalle International Management has been named as the preferred new owner for Warrington’s  Golden Square shopping centre. Confirmation of the £115m deal comes just days after the release of new figures showing industrial property take-up in the Cheshire... Read More

Edinburgh to spend £850m to regain Retail Crown

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

In what has been described as “a red letter day for Edinburgh“ the city’s ageing St James Centre is to be flattened to make way for a futuristic £850m office and retail complex aimed at stripping Glasgow of its title as Scotland’s shopping... Read More

Consortium buys Salford Quays Dock Office Building

Posted on 28 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

A consortium of private investors has paid more than a quarter-of-a-million pounds for the Art Deco former Dock Office building at Salford Quays. The iconic Grade II listed building was once part of a debt-ridden property portfolio sold on by Lloyds... Read More

Birch House take-up reflects upturn in Edinburgh market

Posted on 25 April, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Edinburgh based property firm Cosmopolitan Investments has confirmed that it has let the remaining space in its Birch House development in Scotland’s capital city. The last 3,500 sq ft of space has been taken up by children’s charity Barnardo’s, with... Read More

Welsh Government invests £13m in two New Sites

Posted on 24 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The Welsh Government has paid just over £12m for one of the country’s largest business parks as part of its campaign to attract inward investment. Its latest land deal comes just 48 hours after the authority spent £1.55m to acquire the site of a former... Read More

Yorkshire Commercial Property Shortage likely to hold back Recovery

Posted on 21 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

As we reported yesterday, commercial property market activity in Yorkshire is growing as investors seek opportunities in the regions. Transactions so far this year in Yorkshire and Humberside are already showing signs of outstripping the entire 2013 total,... Read More

Irish Government urged to extend “Living City” Tax Initiative to include Offices

Posted on 20 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Worldwide Property News

Dublin is among six cities pressing the Irish government to extend its proposed Living City tax relief scheme to include offices as well as retail properties and private homes. Described as a “pilot project for urban regeneration”, the initiative was... Read More