Lendlease completes Allied London’s Globe Building  

Soon to be home to companies including WPP, Kinetic and Mediacom, the Manchester office block offers 88,000 sq ft of workspace across 10 floors. 

Allied London has now taken control of the Globe Building from contractor Lendlease, which built it on part of the former Granada estate previously occupied by the Globe and Simpson motor works. 

“The Globe Building reaching practical completion marks a brilliant step forward for the district and we are excited to open it up to businesses and the tech, media and creative community in the region,” said Michael Ingall, chief executive of Allied London. 

“It has been developed as a campus for the WPP cohort of businesses and will be occupied by seven or eight of its important media agencies including MediaCom North.” 

The Globe Building is the second facility that Lendlease has built for Allied at Enterprise City, having handed over Manchester Goods Yard last year. 

Manchester Goods Yard will be home to Booking.com and Cloud Imperium Games. 

Lendlease started infrastructure and diversionary works to enable developments in 2018 and took formal possession of the site to start piling and removing 100,000m3 of soil for a two-storey basement in 2019. 

David Cadiot, executive general manager at Lendlease, said: “The development has been both challenging and rewarding with many positive initiatives and deliverables. 

“The team has been lean from the outset with a strong focus on accountability and engagement. Many thanks to everyone involved, they should all be immensely proud of their achievements.” 

Development at Enterprise City is part-funded by Aviva Investors, which has invested £300 million in the creation of seven of the district’s buildings. 

Ingall added: “The development of Enterprise City is exciting for the future of modern industry in Manchester, and the economic and social benefits to the area will be huge as the area opens in the coming months and years.”