A former live rock music venue in Birmingham that suffered a major fire several years ago has been converted into a speculative office scheme. The famous Edwards No 8 venue had previously hosted live performances from rock bands such as … Continue reading
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An award-winning architects company has announced plans to attempt to create a carbon neutral office. Architectural practice Stride Treglown, which was last month named “Wales Architectural Practice of the Year” by Insider Magazine, has announced that it plans to spend an … Continue reading
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Additional floor space at a prominent offices scheme in Birmingham has now been released to market. Hines Global REIT and Moorfield Group have announced that a second phase of refurbished office space, amounting to 20,000 sq ft is now available to … Continue reading
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A refurbishment scheme that has transformed an old office block in Manchester has been shortlisted for a national construction award. The £27m refurbishment scheme by Ocon Construction of Piccadilly Gate (pictured – source) in Manchester, formerly known as Rail House, is shortlisted … Continue reading
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A commercial property developer has launched a large, speculative office development in the centre of Cardiff. Wales-based developer JR Smart has announced that it is to start the speculative development of Number One Capital Quarter (artists impression pictured) in the … Continue reading
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Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called in the proposals for the redevelopment of the Saatchi & Saatchi offices in London. Plans for a multi-million pound, mixed-use redevelopment (pictured) of the Saatchi headquarter offices in Fitzrovia, London were rejected by Camden Council … Continue reading
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Agents Savills have received instructions to market the iconic Express Building office scheme in Manchester city centre. The striking Express Building (pictured – source) in Great Ancoats Street, Manchester was the former northern headquarters of the Daily Express newspaper and … Continue reading
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Plans have been submitted to convert a well-known Blackpool pub in to office accommodation. The Oxford Hotel (pictured), in Oxford Square, Marton, Blackpool has been recently sold at auction for £120,000 and the new owners plan to convert the building … Continue reading
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Commercial property developers Development Securities (Dev Sec) has purchased a Bristol office block in a joint venture with Ellandi LLP. Dev Sec and Ellandi have paid £7.6m for Colston Tower (pictured), a 15-storey office block in Bristol city centre. The pair … Continue reading
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Commercial agent Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has secured a new tenant for a speculative office scheme in the heart of the business district of Manchester. LSH has signed up recruitment consultancy Sacco Mann for an office suite at the Vantage … Continue reading
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