Built Environment Networking Blog: North West News

Southport Marine Lake Events Centre gets £17.7m funding boost

Ambitious plans to build a new multi-purpose events centre in Southport to get another £17.7m. At a meeting of the Combined Authority (CA) next week, local leaders will be asked to approve funding for the new Marine Lake Events Centre, which includes a 1,500-capacity theatre as well as exhibition and conference facilities. That funding is […]

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Deutsche Bank Refinances £115 Million Liverpool Build-to-Rent Development

Real estate investment manager Apache Capital, which specialises in the living sectors, Harrison Street, an investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets, and insurer NFU Mutual, have successfully refinanced Moda, The Lexington – a flagship Liverpool asset in its UK wide Build to Rent platform with developer-operator Moda Living. A £70m facility from […]

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Chancerygate and Northwood investors JV granted planning for 130,340 sq ft last-mile urban logistics development in Manchester

Chancerygate and Northwood Investors’ joint venture (JV) has been granted for 130,340 sq ft of Grade A last-mile urban logistics space to be speculatively built at Trafford Park in Manchester. Called Bridgewater Point, the scheme will comprise 16 units ranging from 5,000 sq ft to 13,000 sq ft. Units on the 5.6-acre site will be […]

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Businesses invited to bid for Rotherham Markets tender

Rotherham Council has invited bids from Contractors as it continues to pursue the redevelopment of the Rotherham Markets. Contractors are required to submit their bids in October 2022 which will outline their proposals for all design work on the scheme, which will include a brand-new markets space, the new town centre library, a community space, […]

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PIC forward funds £105 million Net Zero carbon office at First Street in Manchester, let to the UK Government Property Agency

Pension Insurance Corporation (‘PIC’), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has agreed to invest £105 million to forward fund a new 130,000 sq ft net zero in operation office to be let to the Government Property Agency (‘GPA’) for 25 years. The new site, which underlines the Government’s commitment to levelling up, will […]

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St Helens town centre regeneration gets the nod from council planners

The once-in-a-generation transformation of St Helens town centre received the green light from St Helens Borough Council’s Planning Committee last night (Tuesday 27 September), which follows on from the approval of regeneration plans for Earlestown town centre earlier this year.   Images have been released following the approval which show new views of the proposed […]

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Boxpark to develop site in Liverpool in 2023

Boxpark have announced they heading to Liverpool in 2023 – the first BOXPARK-branded location outside of London.  Their property team have just agreed a 15-year lease with the iconic Cains Brewery Village for The Canning Hall site in the south of Liverpool city, which sits within the Baltic Triangle district. Built in the 1980’s, the […]

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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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