Posted on October 7, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
ICONIC offices belonging to the Belfast Telegraph newspaper have gone on the market and could become a boutique hotel.
The landmark offices complete with famous clock and frontage have been where the Belfast Telegraph has produced its newspaper since 1870.
The four storey building on Royal Avenue is Belfast is now up for sale with agents Lisney with an asking price in excess of £6million.
Two schemes have been suggested for the redevelopment of the newspaper offices, both of which would incorporate a new boutique hotel. One of the suggested development options also includes proposals for new Grade-A office space.
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Posted on September 22, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
LOCAL planners in Leeds have given their consent to a new seven storey office building which will provide almost 170,000 sq ft of office space.
The new office building represents the first phase of the large, mixed-use £300 million Kirkstall Forge development a few miles out of Leeds city centre.
Members of Leeds City Council’s South and West Plans Panel unanimously backed the plans from developer Commercial Estates Group (CEG) at a committee meeting last week (17th September).
Kirkstall Forge, located next to the River Aire, will eventually offer 300,000 sq ft of high specification office space and 1000 new homes along with associated retail and leisure space. A rebuild of the railway station at Kirkstall Forge is due to complete later this year.
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Posted on September 21, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
A COMPANY that buys, sells and distributes Liquid Petroleum Gas, has chosen the Leadenhall Building in the City of London as the base for its new European headquarters.
Petredec has signed a 10 year lease on the 35th floor of the 225 metre tall skyscraper that’s informally known as the Cheesegrater.
Developers British Land and Oxford Properties have also announced that the 34th floor has been let to Fidelis, a global insurance and reinsurance risk carrier.
These recent lettings at the office building, designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, mean that just five floors of from the 48-storey building remain unoccupied.
Tim Roberts, Head of Offices at British Land, said: “Our strategy to lease the upper floors post-completion has been proved to be the right one, with nearly 200,000 sq ft let since last Summer, and the building achieving record rents for The City of London. These lettings underline The Leadenhall Building’s position as a London landmark in the heart of one of the world’s pre-eminent financial centres.”
Chris Carter Keall, Head of Asset Management at Oxford Properties, said: “The range of floorplates at The Leadenhall Building has given us a clear leasing advantage, and been a major factor in attracting occupiers from a variety of industry sectors, alongside financial services. We have completed 11 lettings since Practical Completion in 2014, which serves to highlight that the decision to commence construction in 2011, has allowed us to deliver an exceptional building into a buoyant occupational market.”
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Posted on September 14, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
AN INNOVATIVE cycle-in entrance has been shown off at a newly redeveloped office building near Old Street.
The nine-storey Alphabeta Building at Finsbury Square has a cycle ramp that leads from street level down to a secure basement storage area for 210 bikes where there’s also changing facilities.
Studio RHE are the architects behind the building which offers 220,000 sq ft of Grade A office space, close to Shoreditch and the “Silicon Roundabout”.
Some of the other features of the Alphabeta building include a “court” area, available for yoga and basketball, an eighth floor communal terrace and retail units at ground level.
The Alphabeta Building has been created by redeveloping the original Triton Court building which was originally the headquarters of the Royal London Friendly Company.
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Posted on September 2, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
THE WALKIE Talkie skyscraper in the City of London has been named as the country’s worst new building.
Located at 20 Fenchurch Street, the building is this year’s recipient of the Carbuncle Cup – an architectural award from Building Design for the ugliest building completed in the past year.
The 160-metre tall office building was completed in Spring 2014 and designed by architect Rafael Viñoly. It hit the headlines and earned nicknames such as Walkie Scorchie after the sun reflected off of it and melted cars in the streets below.
Ike Ijeh, one of the judges for the award of the annual prize, said the building was a “gratuitous glass gargoyle graffitied onto the skyline of London.”
20 Fenchurch Street has over 650,000 sq feet of office space and a three storey “sky garden” at the top.
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Posted on August 3, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
DEVELOPER British Land has announced the £144 million sale of an office building in London’s SW1.
The buyer of ten-storey 39 Victoria Street is Singaporean property company Ho Bee Land. The building, bought by British Land in 2009 for £40 million, is let in its entirety to the House of Commons.
Tim Roberts, Head of Offices at British Land, said:
“39 Victoria Street has been a good investment for us and is an excellent example of how we do business. Our refurbishment delivered a high quality building and attracted a high calibre occupier on a profitable lease.
“The timing of the disposal allows us to benefit from strong investment markets, and to allocate capital most appropriately across our business.”
Other properties owned in London by Ho Bee Land include 1 St Martin’s Le Grand, 60 St Martin’s Lane and Rose Court.
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Posted on July 27, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
PLANS have been unveiled to turn the iconic Millbank office tower in London in to a residential development.
The 50-year-old skyscraper, the tallest in London when it was built, would be extended upwards to include three extra floors with a total of 210 new apartments created.
The redevelopment, which would also include neighbouring 30 Millbank, would feature a new luxury hotel and a leisure centre.
Some of the businesses occupying office space in Millbank tower currently include the Environment Agency, the UK India Business Council, World First and the Audit Commission. It was famously home to the Labour Party in the run up to the 1997 General Election in which Tony Blair was first elected.
A website with information about the transformation of Millbank Tower, owned by David and Simon Reuben, says that the future of the building is “best secured by a complete refurbishment that will revive the development with exciting offers for the local area and for the many visitors to this extraordinary location.”
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Posted on July 13, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
PLANNING application for two major new office buildings have been submitted to the city council.
The proposals for One and Two Chamberlain Square form part of the huge £500 million mixed use redevelopment of the old central library site.
The scheme, labelled Paradise, will see up to ten high quality new buildings with retail & leisure, Grade A offices and a four star hotel.
Eric Parry Architects have designed the 172,000 sq ft One Chamberlain Square -a seven storey building with elegant curved facade and a large roof terrace.
Glenn Howells Architects are behind seven storey Two Chamberlain Square which provides 182,000 sq ft of Grade A office space. The building will have an “elegant five storey portico” that “reflects a contemporary interpretation of the historic setting of the building which fronts onto Chamberlain Square and then steps back from the sixth floor with a roof terrace.”
Senior projects director of Argent, Rob Groves said: “These submissions are an important milestone for the Paradise redevelopment. We have been working together with the design teams, stakeholders and the Planners to ensure that the modern architectural language for the buildings complements the sensitive heritage setting and Chamberlain Square itself, creating great public realm and public space whilst also providing the very best office space.
“We believe that our proposals will deliver two exceptional buildings in a remarkable setting to set the scene for the transformation of the heart of the city.”
If planning permission is granted by local planners, it is expected that work on the new office buildings could begin this Autumn.
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Posted on June 29, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
SOCIAL media giant Facebook is reported to have further increased its presence in London with the leasing of new office space.
The Evening Standard has reported that Facebook has signed a deal to take all 34,000 square feet of space at 2 Stephen Street, close to Tottenham Court Road.
The new deal for West End office space comes just months after Facebook doubled the size of its presence at Regent’s Place, Euston, when it agreed nine floors at 228 Euston Road.
Facebook employes over 10,000 people globally and had 1.44 billion monthly active users as of March this year.
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Posted on June 23, 2015 by Offices.org.uk
STEEL specialist Severfield has revealed it will spend £6million on remedial work at the Leadenhall Building in the City of London.
Two bolts fell from the 225-metre tall skyscaper, known as the Cheesegrater, last November. In January, a third bolt fell from the building at 122 Leadenhall Street.
Most of the 3,000 bolts used by Severfield in the building are to be replaced and the listed company disclosed in its year-end results that the remedial works will cost £6million.
Speaking to newspaper City AM, Severfield’s chief executive Ian Lawson said: “These bolts were a specialist product. It is the first time we’ve used them and it is unlikely we will use them again.”
Other major projects that Severfield has worked on previously include The Shard, the Olympic Stadium, and Tate Modern.
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