Vegetarian Society acquires new home in Ancoats

The Vegetarian Society has acquired Generation House, 15 Jersey Street in Manchester’s up and coming Ancoats area, from Benjamin Armitage (Hyde) Limited, for an undisclosed sum.

Generation House is a 3,687 sq ft of office space and will be occupied in its entirety by The Vegetarian Society, who were advised by Savills, .

Richard McIlwain, Chief Executive Officer of The Vegetarian Society, comments:“The Vegetarian Society is a Manchester institution having been headquartered in and around the city since 1848. It’s now great to be back in the city centre, within thriving Ancoats and in a building that allows us to set up our new teaching kitchen ‘COOK!’ and develop new urban greenspace at the rear for use by schools and community groups.”

Andrew Cooke, an Associate Director in the Tenant Representation team at Savills Manchester, comments: “Having sold their Altrincham HQ last year, The Vegetarian Society have been looking for a new long term home for their operation and the space at Generation House perfectly suited their requirements to owner occupy. We’re thrilled to have been able to acquire this unique building on their behalf.”

Solicitors Mills & Reeve acted on behalf of The Vegetarian Society. Graham Collier, Principal Associate in the Real Estate team at Mills & Reeve added: “It has been great to help the Vegetarian Society with their move to the centre of Manchester from Altrincham, and the team is delighted they’ve now got a space that fits their exciting plans for the future.”