Yorkshire Counties
Former live event project manager joins Edward Architects
Leeds and London based architecture practice, Edward Architects adds to its growing team with the appointment of Graham Davey as Architect. The new hire will further strengthen the firm’s court protection and accessible design work, one of its core specialisms and expanding service lines.
Graham joins from Stage One Creative Services where he was Project Manager with a breadth and wealth of experience leading on large scale events and unusual builds. Prior to that he was an Architect with Pearce Bottomley Architects.
During his project management role, Graham led a range of high profile live events involving complex design from the Eurovision 2023 set build at the M&S Arena in Liverpool to The Art of All Pavilion by Roc Nation and Jay-Z at Olympia in Kensington which involved a 4-week turnaround from contract to com- pletion. He also worked on Moncler X’s Mercedes Reveal at Olympia which formed the centrepiece of Moncler’s London Fashion Week launch.
Graham has also project managed a number of unusual builds including Bulgari’s Serpanti Lit Sculpture in Duke of York Square, Chelsea. His expertise also spans work across visi- tor centres, new builds, primary care cen- tres, golf centres and the Leeds Chinese Christian Church.
Outlet centres thrive as junction 32 celebrates best year yet
Electric Press building
Switched-on move for booming music and creative media scene in Leeds
The vibrant Leeds contemporary music and creative media scene has received a tremendous boost with the news that higher education provider AD Education UK is moving into the iconic Electric Press building in the city centre.
ADE UK is opening its 17,000 sq ft Leeds Campus at Switch, the dynamic new office space within the Electric Press
AD Education UK combines creative media group SAE and ICMP, the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, delivering exceptional music and creative media education in the UK and beyond.
Junction 32, Yorkshire’s leading outlet shopping destination, has rounded off a record-break- ing 2024 with exceptional results during the Christmas trading period, underscoring its status as a leading outlet shopping destina- tion. The centre achieved year-on-year growth across both sales and footfall, with standout performances in key categories. The successful Christmas period was also bolstered by the raft of new stores that have arrived at the out- let centre in 2024 including 200 Degrees Coffee, Bonmarche, Castore, Dune, Flannels, Krispy Kreme, Lucy and Yak, Luke, Oxen, Saltrock and
Sofa.com, with upsizes and refitted store from Greggs, Mountain Warehouse/Animal, Pavers and Sports Direct.
2024 was a landmark year for Junction 32, with annual sales up +5.2% versus 2023, marking the centre’s best-ever performance. Nine months of the year, saw record-breaking turnover figures. December alone recorded a remarkable +9.7% increase in sales compared to 2023. Across the year, Sports and Outdoor, Menswear, Mixed Fashion and Homeware stood out as top-performing categories, demonstrating the centre’s broad appeal.
Junction 32’s success reflects its dedication to offering shoppers a curated selection of brands, and an engaging retail experience. The centre’s ability to meet and exceed cus- tomer expectations throughout 2024 high- lights its role as a key retail destination.
Leeds office investment traded for over £10M
6 East Parade comprising 44,000 sq ft sold by Bridges Fund Management: Acting on behalf of Bridges Fund Management and Evenacre, CBRE’s Leeds Investment team has completed the sale of 6 East Parade, a prime office building in central Leeds for in excess of £10 million. The building was acquired by STR Capital for a private client. The prominent Grade A office building comprises 44,000 sq ft of space over 7 floors with 13 basement parking spaces and is multi-let to tenants including Dentsu, DLA Architects, Claranet, Iwoca, Muse, Overbury and ABS Limited.Lewis Ellis advised STR Capital, a UK focused commercial real estate investment asset management company, acting on behalf of a private client.
Alex Whiting, Senior Director at CBRE who advised Bridges and Evenacre, said: “6 East Parade is a high quality refurbished building in a prime location and investor interest in the prop- erty was strong. This multi-million pound deal highlights the continuing improvement of the Leeds investment market.”
Guy Bowden, Partner at Bridges Fund Management, said: “With 6 East Parade, we saw an opportunity to bring a disused build- ing back into economic use and address the clear under-supply of prime office space in central Leeds. Our investment enabled an environmentally-led refurbishment that has made the build- ing an attractive location for local businesses, who recognise the value of sustainability features in cutting operating costs and reducing their carbon footprint.”
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2025
Baytree’s Leeds logistics development sets new benchmark for environmental excellence
Baytree’s Leeds logistics development sets new benchmark for envi- ronmental excellence.
Two state-of-the-art speculative warehouse units developed by Baytree have reached practical completion – and are now available for occupation.
The scheme totals 552,000 sq. ft and is situated in Stourton, south Leeds just three miles south-east of Leeds city centre and adjacent to both J7 of the M621 and J44 of the M1.
Units 1 and 3, which comprise 76,231 sq. ft and 145,454 sq. ft respec- tively, have now reached practical completion, while Unit 2 is avail- able on a build-to-suit basis and benefits from detailed planning consent for a single 329,000 sq. ft warehouse.
This prestigious development, which is the only speculative logistics scheme in the North of England built to BREEAM Outstanding stand- ards, showcases a whole host of wellbeing, sustainability and energy saving measures that provide exceptional working environments and save occupiers money on operating costs.
For more details please contact: Casey Ferguson 07780 608279
cf@baytree.com
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