Work underway at £20m Wharfdale Park scheme

DEMOLITION contractors have moved on site as work starts on a £20m development of warehouse units at a 13-acre canal-side site in Birmingham.
 
Old factory units are being demolished and the site cleared to make way for the Wharfdale Park development. The Canal & River Trust’s site is being redeveloped by specialist developer H2O Urban.
 
The development, situated next to Tyseley Wharf, will provide build-to-suit warehouse and manufacturing units ranging in size from 15,000 sq ft up to a maximum of 150,000 sq ft.
 
Interest in the units has been high and agents are expected to announce the first pre-let occupier in the near future.
 
The Canal & River Trust development manager Cheryl Blount-Powell said: “It’s great to see work to clear the site finally begin and we’re expecting construction of the first buildings to start in the summer.

“Wharfdale Park gives us an opportunity to create a high quality business environment which will offer firms the chance to rent a warehouse unit to their specifications in an excellent location.”
 
Richard Thomas, managing the site for developer H2O Urban, said: “Like many cities, there is a severe shortage of Grade A industrial accommodation in Birmingham and we are therefore confident that Wharfdale Park will prove to be an extremely attractive option.”
 
Harris Lamb and Colliers International have been appointed agents.

The Canal & River Trust recently purchased a £22m industrial investment portfolio adjoining the scheme.