Building Briefs: BAM, Hermes, TCS, DTZ
KIRKLEES Council has appointed BAM as the preferred contractor for its new multi-million pound Huddersfield Sports Centre.
Construction of the new centre is expected to start in 2013. The new centre is planned to be open to the public in 2015.
Coun Jean Calvert, Kirklees Council cabinet member for communities, said: “This is great news for Kirklees and is a major step forward for the regeneration of the town and a welcome boost for the local economy.
“Whilst the process has been thorough and taken quite a while to get to this stage, I’m delighted that we now have BAM has the preferred contractor.”
The centre will include a 25m swimming pool, two sports halls, climbing, squash and martial arts facilities and a cafe.
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HERMES Real Estate Investment Management Limited has announced a new letting to William Hill at St Johns Offices in Leeds.
The world’s biggest bookmaker will take 6,544 sq ft on the fourth floor of the refurbished Grade A building on a six year lease.
The deal sees William Hill expanding its existing space at the Leeds city centre property, adjacent to St Johns Shopping Centre.
DTZ acted on behalf of HREIML whilst William Hill was represented internally.
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TOWN Centre Securities’s Merrion Centre has reported increased footfall of 7.1% year on year over the last three months.
The footfall figures from August through to October peaked in September with an 8.5% increase on last year with more than 787,500 shoppers visiting the centre.
In addition, occupancy rates for the Merrion Centre are at 98% with a further 80% pre-let for the New Front Scheme adjacent to the Leeds Arena.
Helen Green, associate director for Town Centre Securities, said: “It’s fantastic to be bucking the trend to such a degree and clearly demonstrates that we remain a strong player in the retail sector in Leeds.”
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DTZ in Leeds has acted on the acquisition of a new Iceland supermarket in Beeston.
A private property company has acquired the freehold interest in the new supermarket.
DTZ acted for the purchaser on the property, which is subject to an unbroken lease to Iceland Foods of 15 years. The deal represents a net initial yield of 7%.
Tushingham Moore advised the vendor.
