Property round-up: Mason Owen markets Humyak House; ACL renews Kings Dock lease; and more
A GRADE II listed warehouse in Duke Street, Liverpool, has been put on the market with Mason Owen.
Humyak House, an 18, 515 sq ft building at the end of Duke St close to the Casartelli Building, has been placed on the market for rent but agent Mark Coulthurst said that its owners would consider a sale.
The brick building has a pitched slate roof and suspended heavy-duty timber flooring. It has several original features including cast iron spiral staircases and supporting columns.
“This is an original building in a prime location,” said Coulthurst.
“The Duke Street and Hanover Street areas are still being redeveloped and are very popular with shoppers, residents and those looking for quality places to eat and drink.
“This quirky property has a number of ideal uses. The owners would consider a sale and we’d urge interested parties to get in touch as it will attract a lot of interest.”
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NORTH Atlantic shipping and container specialist ACL has announced that it has renewed its lease at Peel Group’s Princes Dock in Liverpool.
The company has extended its lease at the 12,942 sq ft No. 8 Princes Dock Grade A office building for a further four years.
Ian Higby, managing director of ACL UK, said: “ACL have been based at Princes Dock since 1998 and the location is undoubtedly a superb office environment which all our staff enjoy and respect.
“Being located on the river, it naturally offers magnificent unspoilt views in a waterside location, more importantly though it really does suit our business operations extremely well.”
ACL is a specialised carrier of containers, project and oversized cargo, heavy equipment and vehicles on some of the world’s largest Roll-on Roll-off/containerships.
Princes Dock is set in 14.5 hectares of land which is part of the proposed £6 billion Liverpool Waters redevelopment scheme.
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LIVERPOOL-based property group Downing has let a 1,690 sq ft unit at its No.1 Old Hall St building to sandwich shop operator Out to Lunch, which is relocating from its existing premises on Tithebarn Street.
Out to Lunch has taken a ten-year lease on the unit which fronts Chapel St and gives the business the opportunity to offer customers seating for the first time.
Downing has also put three new 4,800 sq ft suites on the market at the city centre building – all of which are currently undergoing refurbishment.
Robin Ellis, senior agency surveyor at Downing, said: “Attracting an established operator such as Out to Lunch is good news for the building and enables them to move further into the commercial district.
“We expect the other suites to attract strong interest as the building is very well located, in the heart of the business community, and the refurbishment works will be of the usual high Downing standard.”
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A NEW Business and Enterprise Village at Haslingden in Rossendale has opened for business.
The Rising Bridge Business and Enterprise Village in the town has just held an open day to mark completion of the site and to market the building to potential tenants.
The BREEAM Excellent-rated building has been funded jointly by Lancashire County Council, Rossendale Borough Council and the North West Regional Development Agency.
Cllr Michael Welsh, Chairman of of the county council’s economic development arm, Lancashire Country Developments, said: “Economic recovery will be led by the private sector and we recognise our responsibility to support them by providing first class infrastructure and facilities that will attract new investment and stimulate those who are already here to expand and grow. 
“Rising Bridge exemplifies this approach and we are encouraged by the response in the shape of expressions of interest from a variety of potential tenants and investors.”
The Rising Bridge scheme includes nine self-contained pavilion-style offices ranging in size from 2,518 sq ft to 3,465 sq ft – each with on-site car parking. The offices are available to let or to buy. King Sturge and Petty are joint letting agents.
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CHARTERED Surveying firm Rees Straw has concluded the sale of the final parcel of residential development land at Saltworks Farm, Frodsham on behalf of a private landowner.
The site, situated along Ship Street, has planning consent for 25 two-storey houses, and was sold by informal tender to Seddon Group subsidiary, ID4Living.
Will Rees, residential land agency director of Liverpool-based Rees Straw, said: “The land market faces the underlying pressures of muted development appetite, scrutiny on site selection and finance in short supply.
“However, we know this market intimately, and success is about engaging the right approach and campaign, ensuring appetite from the available market is driven to an optimum.”
