Mills & Reeve confirms Circle Square move

Manchester City Council has appointed a range of advisors to put together future development and investment proposals for the 35-acre New Smithfield Market.

Residential developer Mulbury has appointed Deborah McLaughlin, formerly of GL Hearn and Homes England, as a non-executive director and strategic advisor.

The hotel operator is set to secure consent to build its first hotel in Manchester, a 12-storey, 212-bed development on Great Ancoats Street.

Demolition of the pub is set to begin in the coming weeks to clear the site for a 200,000 sq ft speculative office as part of the wider NOMA estate.

The overhaul of the grade two-listed building on Manchester’s Great Ancoats Street has been handed over with 52,000 sq ft of office space now available.

The owner of the 385,000 sq ft leisure complex in Manchester city centre has submitted plans for a £9m refurbishment, the first major investment in the site since it launched 20 years ago.

Wejo, a company specialising in smart vehicle data, has taken 10,000 sq ft within Allied London’s ABC Buildings at St John’s in Manchester.  

The developer is set to submit plans for its 2,204-bed co-living scheme at Manchester’s First Street next month, with a 44-storey tower the centrepiece of the SimpsonHaugh-designed proposals.

The recently relaunched aparthotel near to Manchester Piccadilly station has been sold to Deka Immobilien for around £80m, a significant uplift for vendor Ares which purchased the 120,000 sq ft block for £25m in 2016.