Lettings latest: Law firm takes top floor of Merchant Exchange, Patisserie Valerie
PROPERTY Alliance Group has let the top floor of its Merchant Exchange building in Manchester city centre to trademark lawyers Harrison Goddard Foote.
The firm originally took an office suite on the fourth floor of the building last year, totalling 4,100 sq ft, but has now also taken the 4,500 sq ft top floor on the building, which is based at Whitworth Street West overlooking the Rochdale Canal.
Dominic Pozzoni, director at Property Alliance Group, said: “Alliance has worked with HGF to facilitate growth within the preferred space.
“Merchant Exchange’s flexibility, facilities and location make it a very attractive choice for growing businesses like HGF, who want room for expansion, as well as a prestigious working environment.”
Robert Harrison, director at HGF, commented: “Following increased demand for our IP legal services, we are actively recruiting and will use the extra office space to grow and drive the business forward.”
Just one space of up to 4,900 sq ft remains available on the third floor of the building. Edwards & Co and WHR Property Consultants are joint agents on the building.
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ROYAL London has let two prominent corner retail at its 1 King Street building in Manchester city centre.
Upmarket menswear retailer Nigel Hall Menswear has taken a new 10-year lease on Unit 3, 1 King Street, which fronts King Street and Deansgate. An initial rent of £100,000 a year was agreed for the unit.
Meanwhile, Patisserie Valerie has also agreed a 10-year lease on Unit 4 of the building for a rental of £85,000 a year. The units front St Ann Street and Deansgate.
Tushingham Moore acted as agent for Royal London. Jonathan Thompson of Tushingham Moore said: “We are delighted to attract two high quality retail names to such prominent shops.
Both operators are new to Manchester and continue the strong uptake of prime retail units in Manchester city centre.
“We have several more shops under offer on King Street and look forward to announcing more exciting names soon”.
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A NEW 10,570 sq ft unit at Barnfield Construction’s new Millennium City Park scheme at Fulwood in Preston has been let to ATM Solicitors and Emmetts Solicitors.
The two firms are moving from existing offices in Sale, Greater Manchester and nearby Longridge respectively.
Millennium City Park adjoins Junction 31a of the M6 and is now close to 100% occupancy.
Other occupiers include Bespoke Healthcare, Suresite and Aztec Chemicals.
The letting was arranged by the scheme’s agent, King Sturge.
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AN office building in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial district has been put on the market to let.
The 3,985 sq ft self-contained office building at 44 Old Hall St is being offered to let by the Liverpool and Chester Property Company, one of the city’s oldest property firms which was founded as the Toxteth Real Property and Investment Company in 1883.
The former bank building has four floors and is based at the western end of Old Hall St at its junction with Edmund St.
The offices are fully double glazed, carpeted, have LG7 contemporary lighting and perimeter trunking. Ladies and gents toilets have modernized and a new disabled toilet facility created.
Neil Kirkham, partner at Hitchcock Wright & Partners, said: ‘This is a great little office building in a prime location. Opportunities to acquire self-contained properties of this calibre are few and far between in this location and we therefore expect interest to be very high.
“44 Old Hall Street provides smaller- to medium-sized companies with a fantastic opportunity to acquire high quality accommodation without compromising their profile which may occur in larger multi-let premises.”
