In line with its philosophy that potential tenants want to see a building before signing up to a lease, developer JR Smart (JRS) has started work on an 85,000sq ft office scheme for the centre of Cardiff. The M2H designed, Number Two Capital Quarter... Read More
As take-up of commercial space continues to grow in regional locations, office space in particular is becoming more difficult to acquire as development remains slow to catch up with the pace of the market. However, Sheffield has this week taken the... Read More
Work has started on the £7m refurbishment of a landmark Bristol office building. When the “high-end upgrade” is completed Narrow Quay House will become the new home for expanding law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV). The contract to refurbish... Read More
U.S. commercial real estate services provider, Cassidy Turley, reports that demand for office space in that country rose sharply in the second quarter of this year. It also stated that development of new office buildings is "accelerating." U.S. office... Read More
The tightening squeeze on North-East office space is forcing companies to swap their city centre properties for out-of-town locations — a trend which has turned one Tyneside complex into Britain’s fastest growing business park outside... Read More
Cambridge has emerged as the clear winner in a new survey attempting to find the best long-term property investment location outside London. In its latest Market Differentials report, Legal & General Property’s (LGP) research team attempted to... Read More
PlaceFirst — a developer better known for regenerating empty houses — is dipping its toes into the commercial market with the conversion of a Victorian bath house to a business hub. The Didsbury-based company acquired Ashton Old Baths, which have... Read More
The four-way partnership which owns a 26-storey office and retail building on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue has to agreed sell the prestige property for a reported $595m (£349m). The current owners of 530 Fifth Avenue — Rockwood Capital, Jamestown,... Read More
GVA this week completed the largest office transaction of the year so far in Birmingham, securing the top four floors of the New Technology Institute (NTI) for Birmingham City University. The 28,000 sq ft space on Bartholomew Row in Eastside will... Read More
Councillors in Leeds have this week overwhelmingly thrown their support behind a project to create a six storey office block in the city centre. The development, situated on a plot currently being used as a car park, is a joint venture between... Read More
