Freshwater announces first tenant for newly-refurbished 10 Temple Street

Recruitment specialist, SThree Group, has been named as the first tenant to take space at the newly refurbished 10 Temple Street in Birmingham city centre.

The company, which focuses on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) sectors has taken the full 10,035 sq ft across the building’s 4th and 5th floors on a 10-year lease.

The refurbishment of the building by owner Freshwater Group has seen the creation of 35,707 sq ft of much-needed Grade A office accommodation, spread over eight floors.

SThree will be consolidating a number of staff from its existing offices in Birmingham and relocating them to the new office.

The recruiter will operate its Progressive, Huxley Engineering, Computer Futures and Real Staffing recruitment brands from the building.

Michelle Cullen, managing partner at SThree, said: “We already had existing office space in Birmingham city centre but the opportunity to relocate under one roof was enticing and the quality of the offices available at 10 Temple Street made this a simple decision.

“The ready availability of public transport, investment in the building’s cycle provision and proximity to the city’s growing business, retail and restaurant amenities all contributed to this decision and we are now looking forward to growing our new home in Birmingham.”

Andrew Thomson, of Freshwater Group, said: “It is always gratifying to see investment in a building paying off through a strong letting to a great tenant.”

10 Temple Street is being jointly marketed by JLL and KWB.

Jonathan Carmalt, of JLL, said while Birmingham has a strong pipeline of upcoming Grade A office stock, there was limited availability for occupiers looking for smaller, high quality facilities at competitive rents.