Fresh details of Government Hub scheme emerge
More details of the HMRC Government Hub development at Unity Square in Nottingham have been revealed as the scheme takes another step towards completion.
The major development opposite Nottingham train station, which is set to become home to HMRC’s 13th regional centre, is proceeding at pace, and it has now been confirmed that the two-building site will accommodate over 4,000 of HMRC’s full-time equivalent employees.
The 1.14-hectare site in Queensbridge Road will comprise two buildings totaling 677,605 sq. ft. (62,022 sq. m) of office space. HMRC has entered into a 25-year lease on Phase 1.
Senior sponsor for HMRC’s Nottingham Regional Centre, Nicole Newbury, says the new workspace will be “modern, digitally-advanced and collaborative” and believes it will help HMRC to create “a tax authority fit for the future.”
In a further development, developers Sladen Estates and Peveril Securities have appointed commercial property agents Avison Young to act as project manager, employer’s agent and cost consultant on the scheme.
Nick Sladen, chief executive of Sladen Estates, said: “This is the most transformational scheme to happen in the East Midlands in more than a decade. The city is undergoing significant regeneration and Unity Square is a cornerstone of this work. We’re on schedule to complete by summer 2021 and we look forward to seeing the development in use, creating a new business community for Nottingham.”
Gordon Hewling, principal and managing director at Avison Young, Newcastle, added: “This is the type and scale of scheme which we are increasingly becoming involved in delivering on a nationwide basis. The Avison Young Building team is delivering numerous schemes with a construction value in excess of £70m. Each project presents its own challenges. At Nottingham, the scheme went from the deal being done, into planning, through detailed design and starting on site inside six months. It is testament to all parties that the team was able to deliver to such a timescale.”
