Property people: McCormicks Solicitors and Citivale
The growing Commercial Property team at McCormicks Solicitors of Harrogate has been further strengthened by the appointment of a new consultant solicitor.
Janice Colley, recognised as an expert by the UK Legal 500, has extensive experience in the sector.
She was formerly a partner in a medium sized Leeds law firm before becoming a consultant solicitor working with well-known Yorkshire based law firms and also in-house.
Senior associate Claire Baker-Kemp, who heads the department, said: “Having both worked with and instructed Janice in the past, I know she brings unrivalled levels of experience and competence which will undoubtedly be an enormous benefit both to our clients and as we build the team here.”
Colley offers expert legal advice on a wide range of commercial property matters and acquisitions and disposals including specific expertise in licensed premises, especially pubs and hotels.
She has acted for businesses of all sizes, as well as for individual property investors, on a broad range of property related matters, including telecommunication site acquisitions and acting for landowners in relation to green energy storage.
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Citivale, a York-headquartered specialist logistics developer and operator, has appointed Alex Reynolds as development director.
Citivale will be leading Greenbox – the firm’s JV with Partners Group – focused on speculative logistics developments across the UK.
Prior to Citivale, Reynolds spent the last three years at Tritax Symmetry as lead development director on its largest flagship logistics scheme, the nine million sq ft, 450-acre Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange.
Having initially started his career in architecture, he went on to qualify as a chartered surveyor while at CBRE.
He then subsequently held positions at Advantage West Midlands regenerating brownfield land sites; spent seven years at specialist industrial and logistics REIT, SEGRO Plc, and was head of commercial property at FTSE100 Severn Trent Plc.
James Appleton-Metcalfe, founder of Citivale, said: ” It’s great to have someone of Alex’s experience and calibre on board to drive forward our growth plans under the Greenbox JV and across our wider portfolio.
“Over his career, Alex has worked in both the public and private sector, acting as consultant, developer, as well as landowner, and therefore brings a well-balanced and focused view on how best to deliver commercial development.
“His expertise, especially in industrial and logistics, along with his extensive involvement in key UK sites, makes him an invaluable addition.”
Reynolds added: “I am happy to be joining Citivale at this pivotal time and see the Greenbox venture as a really exciting opportunity for us to supply best-in-class industrial and logistics development with outstanding ESG credentials to occupiers who increasingly see this as essential.”
Greenbox Thirsk in North Yorkshire is the first development for Greenbox.
Launched earlier this year, Greenbox Thirsk features 825,000 sq ft of space dedicated to manufacturing and logistics across three new planned units.
