Building Briefs:
INMAN Properties is looking to let 2-4 Orgreave Place on the Dore House Industrial Estate.
The industrial agency team at CBRE Sheffield has been instructed to market the 54,125 sq ft warehouse unit.
Daniel Austin, senior surveyor at CBRE Sheffield, said; “The area has attracted significant investment from companies including Rolls-Royce, AMRC, Liebherr and Dormer Tools so we are confident that 2-4 Orgreave will attract interest from some equally impressive companies.”
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PROPERTY developer CTP has sold an acre of land at its Wakefield Waterfront scheme to Marstons.
Marstons has bought the land, known as The Island site, next to the River Calder to develop a new pub and restaurant.
The deal was negotiated by WSB Property Consultants.
WSB partner Adam Mobley said: “The land sale to Marstons which, will see the development of a new high quality pub and restaurant, is fantastic news for Wakefield Waterfront and the wider area and reflects confidence in this part of the city that has seen significant regeneration in recent years.”
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THE demise of the park could sound the death knell for inward investment, according to Amsterdam’s city builder.
At the Construction Industry Council Yorkshire and Humber (CIC) and Royal Institute of British Architects Yorkshire (RIBA) annual conference, which is being held in York on June 21, Ruwan Aluvihare will warn the region’s construction industry professionals to ignore green space at their peril when it comes to attracting inward investment.
Mr Aluvihare, who, among other projects, led the redevelopment of 18,000 homes on the outskirts of Amsterdam, has a keen interest in the role of green space in attracting inward investment to European cities.
He said: “Amsterdam currently has 30 parks and four beaches. A recent study has shown that parks are being used significantly more today than they were ten years ago, and the health and wellbeing benefits of open and accessible green space are being linked to decisions by businesses to select city centre locations.
“In the UK, you have to fight to include green space within city centre schemes – not to mention funding it. In Amsterdam, green areas take priority and for every new dwelling, 12 m sq of green space is automatically allocated.”
