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TOWNGATE SECURES A QUARTET OF INDUSTRIAL LETS IN LEEDS I
ndustrial and commercial property specialist Towngate PLC has secured four
new leases across three of its Leeds trading estates. With the city’s accessibility making it a
popular choice, Towngate has recently seen an upturn in tenancy interest in the region. Starting their occupancies at the
company’s Copley Hill Trading Estate are Packaging Services Europe and Nicholls and Clarke. The spacious, newly refurbished Unit A
has been occupied by reusable transit pallet and crate provider Packaging Services Europe. They have taken the 26,115 sq.ft warehouse and industrial unit on a 5-year lease. Also joining the packaging experts at
Copley Hill as the new occupants of neighbouring Unit E5, is the Nicholls & Clarke Group. The building product manufacturer and distributor has taken on the tenancy of the 4,985 sq.ft space for 10 years. Elsewhere, distribution and courier
service provider Farsley Transport is commencing its 3-year occupation of Unit 4C at the Olympia Trading Estate, located
HIVE PROVIDES A BUZZ
independent food retailer Hive opening a café and restaurant on the ground floor. Hive has taken 1,639 sq.ft of retail
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space on a 10-year lease in the popular office building in Whitehall Road by the banks of the River Aire. Eamon Fox, partner with global
property consultant Knight Frank in Leeds, who are marketing the No 1 Whitehall Riverside, commented: “The arrival of Hive is a resounding endorsement of the quality of No 1 Whitehall Riverside and its occupiers. It should prove to be an excellent facility, serving the thriving West End and South Bank of the city.” Entrepreneurs Andrea Bethell and Roddy
Dilasser have joined forces with chef and high street food retailer Ian Kendrew to run Hive. Hive was created to provide city centre workers an option for a fast but nutritionally balanced breakfast, lunch and snacks. It is also fully licensed to serve alcohol and has an outside terrace overlooking the River Aire, as well as interior dining space. Occupiers include Aviva, Grant
Thornton, Bond Dickinson, Handelsbanken, Michael Page International and IT consultants FDM.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2017
he success story of No 1 Whitehall Riverside in Leeds continues apace, with
just off Gelderd Road. Adjacent to this 8,055 sq.ft warehouse space, Units 4A and B are currently in the final stages of refurbishment and will be available to let individually or as a single 10,814 sq.ft unit.
Also setting its
sights on the city, with a view to growing its northern operations, is electrical specialist TLA Distribution. The firm has taken on Unit C Turnkey Park – a 3,035 sq.ft space comprising a warehouse and trade counter. With a loading yard and parking, the estate is ideally located on Royds Lane – just off Gelderd Road and the A58 – and has easy access to the motorway network. Commenting on the flurry of lettings,
Towngate’s property manager Tom Lamb said: “These recent signings are another indicator that businesses can see the potential that the North – and particularly
Leeds in this instance – has to offer. “The prime positioning of Towngate’s
sites – combined with generous loading and parking areas, modernised facilities and optimum security – means we can supply highly functional spaces that fulfil demand.” Towngate PLC is a property specialist
and landlord based in Brighouse, and was advised on these latest four deals by Paul Mack, Jonathan Jacob and Dan Walker of Gent Visick, and Jake Pygall of GVA.
WHITE ROSE WELCOMES SIX NEW RESTAURANTS
Leeds has today opened five new restaurants as part of its 65,000 sq ft extension, The Village, including Pizza Hut, TGI Friday’s, Five Guys, Chiquito, and Limeyard, with Wagamama to open on 10 July. Côte-owned
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Limeyard has chosen White Rose for its first outlet in the north and third location in the country, offering an all-day American- style dining experience. The diverse new restaurants in The
Village will be joined by an outdoor children’s play area later this summer and an 11-screen IMAX Cineworld multiplex towards the end of the year, offering the full ‘day-out’ experience for White Rose customers. The new restaurants follow the
opening of White Rose’s brand new Next The Village’, White Rose
store, which saw £6 million investment to create the brand’s new Yorkshire flagship. Steven Foster, General Manager of
White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “We’re delighted to open The Village and welcome six new restaurants to White Rose. The forthcoming addition of our outdoor playground area and IMAX Cineworld will further solidify White Rose as an ultimate day-out destination. We’re really proud to introduce The Village.”
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