Stoford sells Redditch office suites and car park
A COLLECTION of historic office buildings in Redditch town centre has been sold on behalf of Birmingham commercial property developer Stoford.
Empire Court, in Prospect Hill, has been bought by clients of property agents KWB, which acted as joint letting agents with John Truslove.
As well as the sale of the Grade II-listed building that comprises 12 suites ranging in size from 556 sq ft to 3,800 sq ft and arranged around a courtyard, New Woods Securities – Stoford’s investment company – has also sold an adjacent 400-space car park.
Stoford bought Empire Court and Prospect Hill car park in 1998 after it had built Prospect House and Osprey House in the town for AT&T.
The remaining land and listed buildings were retained and refurbished to provide workshop-style office buildings and have been fully let to tenants such as Pertemps and Johnson Cars. Total annual income from both the offices and the car park is about £240,000.
Dominic Stokes, director of Stoford, said: “These are high quality office units, full of character and original features, and located within an historic building, so we knew Empire Court would attract prospective buyers who are looking for first-class premises with an excellent yield potential.”
Part of the 400-space car park, situated on four acres of land just outside Redditch town centre, was sold to Bromford Housing, while the remainder was bought by Nottingham-based property consultancy Inside Land.
