Hat-trick of tenants for central Liverpool office

Mark Kitts has left Liverpool City Council to join Tawd Valley Developments, a vehicle wholly-owned by the local authority, as managing director.

Silverstone Building Consultancy has been appointed as project manager to complete the hotel close to Liverpool Lime Street, which was previously being delivered by collapsed firm Marcus Worthington.

The industrial developer has sold plots at Brookfield Business Park in Aintree and Estuary Commerce Park in Speke to 4th Industrial, a venture backed by TPG Real Estate Partners, as part of a £40m UK-wide deal.

Industrial investor Warehouse Reit has bought four units totalling 390,000 sq ft on Boulevard Industry Park in Liverpool, as its grows its regional portfolio.

Restaurant concept Mamasan has signed to occupy almost 7,000 sq ft at the retail complex, the brand’s second opening after Glasgow last year.

New Start, a not-for-profit organisation that provides accommodation for homeless people, has moved into the 8,000 sq ft Poppy Centre in Anfield after securing funding to acquire and renovate the property. 

The Department for Work & Pensions is close to finalising a deal to occupy 20,000 sq ft at the Liverpool office block owned by shipping company Atlantic Container Line.

The city’s ability to root out problematic developments funded by fractional sales has been bolstered by measures such as a draft code of practice for council officials and a new approvals process for the sale of any council-owned land, according to a report.

The Labour-run local authority last night voted to retain its current system of governance for the next mayoral cycle, committing instead to a referendum in 2023.