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News Lettings
Capital Refurb Marches On From London to Liverpool
Office suite in The Capital
THE LATEST phase of the multimillion pound refurbishment at The Capital has been unveiled by Downing.
The property group has put a 24,197 sq ft suite of Grade A equivalent office space on the market for let.
Active Profile Moves to Science Park NORTH WEST public relations and strategic marketing agency Active Profile has expanded into new premises at Liverpool Science Park. Thanks to a strong business performance and new contract wins the agency, headed by entrepreneur Anna Heyes has moved from its first floor offices in Rodney Street into the Park’s Innovation Centre 1, off Mount
Pleasant. The new premises give the company around a third more space, plus access to the Park’s meeting rooms and shared facilities. Managing director Anna Heyes said: “Liverpool Science Park is one of the fastest growing science parks in the UK and we are looking forward to becoming a part of the science park community.”
Anna Heyes (2nd from left) and team
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A new hub has been established in the building with tenants including supermarket giant Tesco, Cinnamon café and florist
Flowery Hazel, and Downing is in negotiations with other operators to add to its retail mix. The company also recently unveiled a new entrance to its car park, located on Old Hall Street, to improve its accessibility into the commercial district. Ann Lodge, chief executive of Downing, said: “This is the last chance for businesses to move into Liverpool’s best office building in the heart of the Commercial District and the suite offers occupiers unrivalled efficiency, quality and value for money.” “We will continue investing in The Capital to ensure it has the highest quality space and offers facilities that tenants and the wider commercial district, can benefit from.” For more information on the available space at The Capital please visit www.downing.com or call 0151 707 2666.
NEW AGENTS FOR FEDERATION HOUSE Federation House
KNIGHT FRANK and Mason Owen have been appointed by property group Downing to market 5,650 sq ft of office space at Federation House on Hope Street. Set in the heart of the city’s cultural quarter Federation House is a fully refurbished, five floor, mixed use building with a uniquely designed, sculptured concrete façade and a secure off-street car park. Current tenants include Liverpool Philharmonic, charity Mencap
and restaurant chain, Ego. The space to let is located across three floors with suites of 3,150 sq ft, which can be split, and further suites of 600. 850 and 1,050 sq ft on the 4th and 5th floors. Andrew Owen, head of office agency at Mason Owen, said:”The suites are already generating good levels of enquiries and we’re anticipating that this will continue over the coming weeks.”