Global Port Holdings opens Liverpool base

The Preston-based consultancy has opened in the city centre after a sustained period of regional and national growth.

Jackson House on Sibson Road in Sale is owned by CEG and offers 125,000 sq ft of workspace in total, including 30,000 sq ft floorplates.

Sign-off has been given for officers to finalise terms with Muse to deliver 53,000 sq ft of offices at the former Apollo site, and to enter into a lease agreement with the proposed public sector occupier.

Providing 130,000 sq ft of workspace for civil servants at First Street, the office is due to be ready for occupation in autumn 2026.

An additional £100m package from Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander UK has taken the group’s total facilities to £580m.

The £18m office to residential reset of the 52,400 sq ft building will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments in plans now approved by the local authority.

The £42m, 125,000 sq ft development was delivered by GMI Construction for partners Bruntwood SciTech and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

The media giant is closing its call centre at St Peter’s Square in the town centre.

The firm has signed a 15-year lease for almost half of Bluebell Real Estate’s 14,000 sq ft London House.

Aviary is the result of a £12.5m redevelopment of 58 Mosley Street, which the investor acquired in 2022 for £50m.

Last year, 70% of office relocations above 10,000 sq ft saw occupiers increasing the size of their workspace rather than downsizing, according to research carried out by OBI.

Set to guide development in the borough up to 2040, the document has now been lodged with the Secretary of State for examination.

Redevelopment of the 50,000 sq ft M60-adjacent office building’s seven-acre site is one option floated by vendor Regional REIT.

The private equity firm acquired the 350,000 sq ft One Hardman Boulevard in Spinningfields in late 2023 and is setting about repositioning it into one of the city’s best office buildings while keeping one eye on more opportunities to invest.

The 450-acre innovation district has revealed further plans and is seeking investment for the development of Health Innovation Liverpool, a £550m collaboration with NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, as well as its Artificial Intelligence Materials Hub for Innovation, or AIM-HI venture.

Working with GMCA and developer partner Peel Land, the local authorities envisage delivery of 9,000 homes, 3.7m sq ft of industrial space, and 312,000 sq ft of offices by 2035.

Formerly billed as Sensor City, the 27,000 sq ft Copperas Hill building has been acquired by the development vehicle from University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University.

Intimate networking events, hard-hitting panel discussions with industry leaders, and high-energy activation sessions make up Place North’s diverse and engaging programme for the 2025 edition of the international property expo.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has been recommended to approve the proposed change of use of the 60,000 sq ft Charterhall House and 45,000 sq ft Tower House into a 176-apartment complex.