Built Environment Networking Blog: North West News

Maslow Capital loans Linear Group £18m for Trafford Gardens Development

Maslow Capital has finalised an £18 million lending facility to UK construction stalwart, Linear Group, earmarked for the development of a mixed-use project in Old Trafford, Manchester. The 24-month loan is the financial bedrock for the upcoming Trafford Gardens, which will encompass 116 residential apartments, 3,450 square feet of commercial area, 17 undercroft parking spaces, […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Maslow Capital Supports the Development of Two Student Accommodation Schemes with £68M Loan

Leading real estate finance specialist, Maslow Capital, is facilitating the development of two student accommodation schemes in the heart of Leeds and Lancaster with a finance package totaling £68 million. Two loans will enable a joint venture between H.I.G. Realty Partners, the dedicated real estate investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment […]

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Mayfair Capital acquires Manchester asset in £35m deal

Helical plc, a UK real estate investment trust specialising in the redevelopment and refurbishment of highly sustainable, best-in-class London office buildings announces that it has simultaneously exchanged and completed contracts on the sale of Trinity in Manchester, to clients of Mayfair Capital, for £34.55m (£590 psf), reflecting a net initial yield of 5%. The sale […]

Posted by: Leon Newton

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Mayors Secure Approval to Develop Rail Links after HS2 Cancellation

Regional leaders, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, have been given the green light by Transport Secretary Mark Harper to develop new rail link projects between Birmingham and Manchester. This initiative emerges as a proactive response to the recent cancellation of the HS2 rail link’s northern section. The endorsement to […]

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McLaren Property secures planning consent for £70 million St Gabriel’s student accommodation development, Manchester

Manchester City Council today granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to national developer McLaren Property, for the £70m redevelopment and restoration of St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge into new high-quality student accommodation, located in Victoria Park Conservation Area, Rusholme, Manchester. The restoration of the St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge, and associated buildings, […]

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Medicash acquires One Derby Square in multi-million pound deal

Medicash, a leading provider of health and wellbeing solutions, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of One Derby Square in a deal worth £12 million. This strategic investment marks another milestone for Medicash as it cements its position in the city where it was founded in 1871. The five story, 70,161sq ft mixed use property, […]

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MEPC Unveils Plans to Transform New Century House into an Upscale Hotel in Manchester’s NOMA Estate

MEPC, a leading investor and developer, has announced ambitious plans to convert the iconic Grade II listed New Century House in Manchester’s NOMA district into an upscale hotel. The 14-storey office building, which has stood as a landmark of the city’s skyline, will undergo a major transformation to become a 196-room lifestyle hotel, blending historic […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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MIX MANCHESTER launches consultation on plans for the UK’s first airport-based science, innovation, and manufacturing campus

The joint venture partnership behind MIX MANCHESTER is taking its plans for the UK’s first airport-based science, innovation, and manufacturing campus to public consultation, following approval in principle of the draft Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) by Manchester City Council’s Executive Committee. The MIX MANCHESTER SRF has been prepared by planning consultant, CBRE, to deliver a […]

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Monte Blackburn buys 500,000 sq ft Burnley industrial

Eshton Group has completed a deal for an undisclosed sum that will secure an estimated 900 jobs for the Burnley area after selling its Burnley Bridge South site to Monte Blackburn, the billionaire Issa brothers’ development company. The deal follows the Yorkshire-based property developer’s successful planning application for the 32-acre site, with Burnley Borough Council […]

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Moorfield Group and Greater Manchester Pension Fund Form £120 Million Joint Venture to Deliver Landmark Build-to-Rent Development in Trafford

Moorfield Group has entered a 50:50 joint venture with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to develop, own, and operate “Podium”, a £120 million build-to-rent (BTR) scheme in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The development, part of Glenbrook’s Lumina Village, will comprise 440 homes across four buildings and a central podium, combining apartments and townhouses designed to […]

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Multi-million-pound plans to transform Altrincham Leisure Centre move closer

Trafford Council has applied for planning permission for the large-scale refurbishment of the popular Altrincham Leisure Centre – branded move Altrincham – on Oakfield Road in the town centre. If approved, move Altrincham will benefit from a 25m swimming pool, a 20m learner pool, a pool pod to improve accessibility, a combined lobby area with pool viewing and café, […]

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