Kinrise hands off major office refurbs in Manchester and Liverpool
Investor Karrev, which owns Martins Bank and Sunlight House, will now look for contractors for the projects after the developer took them through planning.
Kinrise is no longer involved in the two major refurbishment projects in Manchester and Liverpool.
The developer and Karrev, which spent around £60m on the two heritage buildings, have mutually agreed to part ways, according to Kinrise.
Kinrise drew up plans for the comprehensive redevelopment of both Sunlight House in Manchester and Martins Bank in Liverpool. Tenders for the main works packages are due out soon.
The Martins Bank project in particular was greeted with excitement as it aims to bring back into use one of Liverpool’s most famous buildings, which has been vacant for more than a decade.
The proposals will also provide some much-needed Grade A office space in Liverpool.
In Manchester, the overhaul of Sunlight House was granted planning approval last summer. Kinrise also secured a £27m facility from Trafford Council to carry out the project.
St Martins bank is one of many stunning building’s in Liverpool.
By Anonymous
What does any of this even mean? Martin’s Bank has been having work done for months.
By Anonymous
That’s a nice portfolio of buildings. Sunlight house really is a jewel of a building , it’s important to refurbish sensitively to guarantee use long into the future.
By Anonymous
This can only delay the Martin’s Bank project, and other than this we have no other stand-out office projects on site.
In fact in general, whether office or residential ,there are no real appealing planning applications coming through except for ones we’ve known about for many months.
By Anonymous
Wow just Googled Sunlight House. Genuinely didn’t know that Manchester had buildings like that.
It’s so odd that Manchester has some of its finest scattered about. in Liverpool everything is more centralised.
By Anonymous
@Anon 12.57, yes Sunlight House is a fine building but is pretty central in that Little Quay St is a bit over half a mile from Piccadilly Gardens, meanwhile for example, the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is just over 1 mile from the Pierhead.
Either way it’s worth the walk to witness both.
By Anonymous
Ah yes Anonymous 5.07 sunlight House ! Yes, I’d almost forgotten that, haven’t been back for a while, they need to really make something special of that. There’s so much development in Manchester one forgets just how many beautiful old buildings there are too. Wonderful!
By Anonymous
Whether Mcr or Lpool, neither compare to the scale or grandeur of Glasgow.
By Anonymous
That’s not really the point of this article though is it? When did Glasgow feature in an article on a piece about the management of two beautiful buildings in the Northwest..do keep on track.
By Anonymous