An eco-friendly refurbishment of a 1950’s office block in Bloomsbury, London has now been completed. Emrys Architects has announced the completion of the complete refurbishment of Conquest House (pictured – website). The speculative scheme offers 22,500 sq ft of prime … Continue reading
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Planning consent for a multi-million pound office scheme in central Manchester has been granted. AXA Real Estate has received permission for a £50m scheme (pictured) that will commence once 50% of the building has been pre-let. The existing building, known … Continue reading
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Works have started on the latest phase of what is considered as being the largest office refurbishment in central Birmingham. Commercial property developer Highcross is spending an additional £1m on a second phase of redevelopment at their Livery Place scheme … Continue reading
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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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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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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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A funding deal has been secured for a speculative office development in Cambridge city centre. Developers Pace Investments have secured development finance from a division of Investec Specialist Private Bank for their speculative Botanic House offices scheme in Cambridge. The … Continue reading
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Reduced rental prices for office space at a converted sugar warehouse in Edinburgh have attracted a new tenant. Property developers Highcross have secured a second tenant for their Sugar Bond development at Leith, Edinburgh. The developers are hoping that the … Continue reading
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A first tenant has been secured for new offices in Oxford Street, London. Property investors and developers Salmon Harvester and their partners NFU Mutual have signed the first office tenant at 175 Oxford Street (pictured – website). The speculative redevelopment, … Continue reading
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