Acting on behalf of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Bilfinger GVA has secured four commercial lettings at the Grade II listed Royal Mills mixed-use development at Great Ancoats Street, Manchester city centre.
Bilfinger GVA’s Manchester office, sole leasing agents for HCA’s commercial space at Royal Mills, has let Unit 6 as additional space for existing original tenant, Wigs Up North which in addition to their existing unit takes their occupation to 1,500 sq ft.
New arrivals to the scheme include MAC Construction, which has leased Unit 2a (966 sq ft), Uber Britannia Ltd at Unit 5 (1,709 sq ft) and fashion retailers UK68 who have acquired Unit 7 comprising 700 sq ft.
Royal Mills, which dates back to the 18th Century, is undergoing a comprehensive upgrade to its communal areas and reception, with works due to be completed next month. The Grade II* listed period building provides a total of 30,000 sq ft of modern commercial space and 325 residential apartments.
David Thwaites, Associate, Bilfinger GVA Offices team, Manchester, added: “Royal Mills has benefited from significant levels of investment made by the HCA and other stakeholders within the wider Ancoats area in recent years. The area is now firmly established as a desirable location for an increasingly wide range of occupiers most noticeably within the creative sector.
“Since being appointed letting agents approximately 12 months ago, we have been overwhelmed with the levels of interest received which has resulted in only three of the building’s 15 office units remaining vacant.”
HCA’s investment in Ancoats has been delivered as part of the Manchester Place initiative – a collaboration between HCA and Manchester City Council aimed at creating new neighbourhoods and driving residential growth across the City.
