| Property: | Tanfield, Edinburgh 17,742 sq m office development |
| Client: | The Carlyle Group |
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Let 1,588 sq m to the rebranded AECOM, previously known as Faber Maunsell and incorporating EDAW and Davis Langdon, who relocated from several buildings within the city into one. AECOM took a 15-year lease in the building.
- Acting as retained agents let 1,709 sq m to Craneware, a specialist software company for the hospital and health care industry; 1,115 sq m to thetrainline.com; and 1,607 sq m to FNZ, a specialist IT software company in the wealth management sector .
| Property: | Broadway One, Glasgow 11,737 sq m Grade A office building |
| Client: | IVG Development (UK) Ltd & Ediston Properties Ltd |
- Let the building to Tesco Personal Finance within three months of its practical completion. This deal is understood to be the largest letting of a speculative building in Glasgow in over 30 years. The building’s large floorplates and environmental sustainability were two of the key features of its design.
| Property: | Aurora, Glasgow New Grade A office development of 16,450 sq m |
| Client: | Commercial Estates Group |
- Acquired the existing investment on behalf of Commercial Estates Group.
- Negotiated a lease surrender to secure vacant possession.
- Provided development consultancy advice throughout the development period from the initial acquisition.
- Ran a high profile pre-completion and post-completion marketing campaign which secured lettings to Barclays Bank plc, Burness LLP and Knight Frank.
- Act as property managers of the building.
| Property: | iQ, Justice Mill Lance, Aberdeen 11,613 sq m six storey speculative office development |
| Client: | Hazeldene |
- Advised on the design of the city’s largest and most innovative speculative office development.
- Secured high profile lettings to Centrica and Woodgroup for the entire building.
- Set a record rent for Scotland of £31 per sq ft.
- Advised on the onward sale to Aerium for £50m, reflecting a net initial yield of 6.5%.
- Retained as property mangers for the development.
| Property: | City House, Leeds 10,870 sq m office development in the city centre |
| Client: | Kenmore |
- Advised Kenmore on the acquisition of the building for £14.6 million. The property is let to the Highways Agency and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
- Retained by Kenmore to act as the joint letting agent for the refurbished space. Once completed it will be one of the largest office buildings in Leeds.
