A major office development in the City is now fully pre-let, following an agreement with an international law firm.
Bird & Bird have agreed to pre-let all twelve storeys of the 12/14 New Fetter Lane site in EC4, totalling 142,500 sq ft of office space. The firm currently occupies office space at 15 Fetter Lane, 90 Fetter Lane and 20 Furnival Street and is expected to consolidate most of its operations within the new, larger premises.
Glasgow continues to grab the attention of big business, with the news that 123 St Vincent Street has secured another high profile tenant this week. Professional services firm KPMG are to take 15,500 sq ft of office space within the building to house their new tax centre of excellence.
High profile companies already in residence at the building include mobile network Three, law firm Semple Fraser and global investment group Aberdeen Asset Management. According to Property Magazine, this latest tenancy confirms the building’s status as one of the best business addresses in Glasgow.
For years, it has stood empty and unloved. Now, a speculative development is to transform an iconic disused cinema in Aberdeen into 70,000 sq. ft. of office space.
The 1930s Capitol Theatre building on Union Street is to be developed by the Knight Property Group. According to plans, the listed building will be given a brand new glass tower which will be linked to the original Art Deco frontage by an escalator.
Big changes are ahead for Birmingham Science Park as the City Council takes its first step towards creating the new Digital Plaza.
In preparation for the ambitious new development, the Science Park will be divided into two separate campuses, known as the Innovation Birmingham Campus and the Science and Technology Campus. The aim is to develop two highly specialised sites which are focused on specific industries.
Creative and media businesses are to get the chance to set up base in the iconic Television Centre building.
Architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) have revealed their plans for the former BBC Television Centre site which, true to the legacy of the building’s former tenants, will include office space specifically for the creative sector.
SCA, the global manufacturer behind brands including Cushelle, Velvet and Plenty is to move to new offices at Manchester Airport.
Following expansion of their northern operation, the company is to make the switch from its current offices in Salford Quays to 9,890 sq. ft. of Grade A office space at the airport’s Voyager building.
An urban regeneration project which is to bring 2.3m sq ft of new office space to Salford is to begin this month.
Work on the Salford Central regeneration scheme will begin with a mix of commercial and residential accommodation on Chapel Street, before progressing to the rest of the site.
Plans to transform the South-East into one of the world’s leading locations for medical technology are to take their first step towards realisation, with the announcement that work is about to start on a specialist medical technology business centre in Chelmsford.
The centre, which is the initiative of Anglia Ruskin University, will be built on the university’s Chelmsford campus. Work is to start this month with the centre scheduled to open in spring 2014.