Bruntwood targets freelancers and start-ups

LANDLORD Bruntwood is launching a new “co-working” concept at one of its buildings in Portland Street, Manchester.

It is dedicating a 2,200 sq ft space at 127 Portland Street to freelancers and start-ups who want to rent desk space and is calling it “Together”.

Tenants will benefit from fixed prices and ultra-fast broadband.

Marketing manager Ian Wilson said: “The idea is to build on the community of creative and like-minded businesses who already reside here. We’re creating a new space where freelancers, start-ups, or small businesses can collaborate and work together with all-inclusive prices and great Internet connectivity. We’ve had a lot of demand for this type of space in Manchester.
 
“We’re looking to redesign a number of spaces within the four buildings of 113, 117 and 127 Portland Street and 61 Oxford Street which we collectively know as ‘West Village’, to see how we can add value and amenity for our customers and better reflect how creative-minded businesses work.”

Desks will cost £175 plus vat per month on an all-inclusive basis. Bruntwood has been working with Atul Bansal from The Sheila Bird Group on the design of the space.