The North West 2020 Annual Survey £79 Million Manchester High Street Development Gets the Green Light
Manchester City Council’s planning committee has minded to grant full planning permission for the £79 million proposals for the regeneration of 20 – 36 High Street.
CEG submitted the planning application which is set to transform this gateway site between the High Street and Northern Quarter, replacing a predominantly vacant 1970s building, with a distinctly Mancunian building, drawing on Debenhams and Sunlight House for inspiration.
David Hodgson, Head of Strategic Development at CEG, explains: “This is an extremely challenging regeneration project on a constrained brownfield site.
Today’s resolution has provided the opportunity to transform this rundown building with a bold, confident and distinctly Mancunian building. We are pleased that the committee has acknowledged this and allows CEG to move forward.’
“CEG has managed investment into Manchester for many years, including the extensive renovation of the historic 196 Deansgate and is transforming Jackson House, now known as M33, in Sale and Altrincham Business Park. We look forward to continuing to work with the City Council to bring forward an exciting new development at High Street. Today’s planning committee process is just the first step in the journey to deliver much-needed regeneration of this key site.”
The planning application was prepared by Deloitte on behalf of CEG. Eve Grant, Director at Deloitte Real Estate, said: “With approval of the 20-36 High Street scheme, the city can look towards the delivery of a new landmark building that will create a more coherent link between Manchester’s iconic Northern Quarter and Retail core. Not only will this development positively transform the current look and feel of High Street, but it is set actively revitalise the local townscape whilst contributing to Manchester’s wider environmental, social and economic objectives.”
TCS Release Plans for Manchester’s Iconic Ducie House as Office Suites Come to Market
The 33,000 sq ft contemporary, character office conversion is located on the fringe of Manchester’s Northern Quarter and is benefiting from substantial internal and external investment to reposition the building to meet the needs of the modern occupier.
The extensive renovation includes the reconfiguration of existing smaller suites on the first, second and third floors which offers potential occupiers larger floor space from 2,200 – 4,000 sq ft as well as facilitate organic growth of current tenants within the Ducie House community.
Leeds-based property investor and car park operator, Town Centre Securities PLC (TCS), has released exclusive images of its £2M refurbishment programme at the iconic Ducie House office building in Piccadilly Basin, with a range of reconfigured larger office suites aimed at long-term lets now brought to market.
The former petticoat factory was acquired by TCS in 2018 to extend its Piccadilly Basin portfolio and enjoys an established and mixed tenant- base from fashion designers and record labels to design agencies. It has also been the base to a range of iconic Manchester bands over the past 20 years including Simply Red, 808 State, as well as ANS, UK Fast, Ask Developments and Ear to the Ground.
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In addition, TCS are introducing a balcony amenity and break out space across the upper floors upgrading of all other common parts of the building. A new, larger reception entrance with additional formal meeting rooms, meeting booths, outdoor amenity space; basement level shower facilities and the installation of a new lift will also form a part of the new look Ducie House, with works expected to be completed by Summer 2020.
The last element of the refurbishment programme includes upgrading current flexible tenant space of 200 – 700 sq ft.
Ducie House has excellent links to Manchester’s motorway network and is a short walk from Piccadilly Station and currently boasts more than 29 occupiers, including its latest tenant K7 Media, which outgrew its Dale Street HQ and moved its expanding team to 2,500 sq ft at Ducie House last year.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2020
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