scottish news | MARISCHAL SQUARE ADDED
ast growing Italian restaurant chain Tony Macaroni has signed a deal to become the latest tenant at the prestigious Marischal Square city centre regeneration development in Aberdeen. The Tony Macaroni formula of authentic Italian cooking at affordable prices is already a huge success in 12 locations across Scotland including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Dundee and East Kilbride and the new restaurant will be the company’s second in the Granite City. Tony Macaroni will join Costa, All Bar One, Prezzo, Marriott International and iconic north-east businesses Aberdeen Journals and Mackie’s at Marischal Square in a move likely to create 40 new jobs at the restaurant/bar/offices complex. Fit-out work on the new 4,460 sq.ft restaurant has started. It will feature a state-of-the-art Marana Forni wood fired pizza oven and seat up to 155 diners, including a private dining area. Marischal Square is being delivered by urban regeneration specialists Muse Developments, working with site landowner Aberdeen City Council with Aviva Investors providing the project funding.
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Aberdeen City Council’s City Centre Masterplan lead, Councillor Marie Boulton, welcomed the addition of the Tony Macaroni business to Marischal Square, with the deal meaning that five of the seven bar/restaurant spaces on site are now occupied. Councillor Boulton added: “It’s great that a company which is
very well established in Edinburgh and Glasgow is coming to Marischal Square.
“Marischal Square is one of the developments which is aimed at revitalising the east end of Union Street as part of the City Centre Masterplan Project and I’m pleased that Toni Macaroni has recognised this by siting a new restaurant in this quarter.” The new restaurant will sit alongside the impressive ‘Poised’ sculpture by internationally renowned artist, Andy Scott.
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well-known creative consultancy has snapped up office space in the heart of a revitalised area of Leith. The Leith Agency has let a 7,000 sq.ft
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suite at Commercial Quay, located between Ocean Terminal and The Shore in the heart of Leith’s commercial district. Leith Agency has moved from The Shore to be closer to sister companies Signal and Stripe Communications, which are existing tenants. Both have also extended their own leases in the development. Commercial Quay is a former bonded warehouse that provides a range of office suites on three levels above a number of high-profile leisure and restaurant units on the ground floor, including the Michelin-starred The Kitchin, Quay Commons and Papillon, both of which recently opened their doors. The development is owned by real
estate funds managed by Blackstone and has been revamped to target the creative and tech sectors thriving in Leith, with investment in the office accommodation and brand. This has been endorsed by a spate of office lettings over the past 18 months to tenants including Ajenta, Royal Haskoning, TPS and Inova Geophysical.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2017
Surveyors and Strutt & Parker as joint agents to attract new investors and developers to realise ambitious plans for expansion at the iconic location of John O’Groats.
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Located on the far north coast of Scotland in the county of Caithness overlooking the Pentland Firth to the Orkneys, John O’Groats is a popular tourist destination famous for lying on the north- eastern point of one end of the longest distance between two inhabited points on the British mainland, with Land’s End in Cornwall lying 876 miles to the southwest. As a destination, John O’Groats has benefited significantly from the Natural Retreats’ development and regeneration in recent years and the investment and growth of other local operators. Furthermore, the North Coast 500 (NC500) has proven highly successful to both the domestic and international markets. Additionally, John O’Groats and the wider region is starting to see the economic benefits of Meygen’s long-term commitment to developing tidal energy within the Pentland Firth, a commitment and investment that will see long term onshore benefits and opportunities.
scooped two awards at the inaugural Education Buildings Scotland Awards. As a team it won Consultancy of the Year, and in partnership with West Lothian Council, the West Calder High School project was successful in the Inspiring Learning Spaces category.
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Education Buildings Scotland Conference in Edinburgh, bringing education built environment and policy professionals together from early years, schools, colleges and universities to celebrate the success of various projects and initiatives across the country, as well as discussing how we can work together to ensure that all of Scotland’s learning environments are sustainable, inclusive and welcoming places that meet the needs of all who use them. Paul McGirk, Hub South East’s Chief Executive said: “We are
delighted with this double win at the Education Buildings Scotland Awards.
“It is clear from the sheer breadth of topics and speakers at
this conference, as well as the number of high quality entries shortlisted for awards, that there is an enormous amount of high quality, innovative projects being delivered across the education sector in Scotland.
“Hub South East is proud to be playing its part in this and to
be recognised as Consultancy of the Year is testament to the hard work of a dedicated team and the successful partnerships we have built with our clients. “It’s a privilege to be entrusted to deliver West Lothian
Council’s biggest single investment in education. The new school, designed with pupil experience at its core, will truly transform the learning journey, as well as providing a more accessible learning estate.”
JOINT AGENTS
eritage GB and Natural Assets have appointed Shepherd Chartered
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he former John Watson & Company print works at Kyle Street, just north of
Glasgow city centre, is to be re-developed as student accommodation and office space following its sale by DM Hall, one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered surveyors, to developers, Watkin Jones, a recognised leader in student accommodation developments. The planned development at Kyle,
Calgary and Stafford Streets, which will comprise student accommodation of around 300 bedrooms, ancillary accommodation, amenity space and parking. The site is 0.85 acre and sits a short distance from Buchanan Street Bus Station. It is also in close proximity to the campuses of Glasgow Caledonian and Strathclyde universities. The site became available as a result of the sale of John Watson & Company to Multi-Colour Corporation, which is head quartered in Ohio, USA, and its subsequent move to a new build Centre of Excellence in Clydebank. John Watson OBE, former owner of the business, said: “It please me greatly that the site will be re-born as student accommodation serving what will be the next generation of educated business people.”
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ub South East Scotland, development partner to public sector clients in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Borders,
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