ICG Real Estate Accelerate Asset Management Initiatives At Mercia Park To Capture Midlands Rental Growth Jul 1, 2022 ICG Real Estate, the real estate division of Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), has obtained vacant possession of Units 1 & 5 at Mercia Park in Appleby Magna. The five-unit scheme amasses 2,900,000 sq ft and was Europe’s largest ever single occupier build-to-suit transaction. ICG has control of the 215,000 sq ft and 315,000 sq ft […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Plans set out to deliver more than 90 new affordable homes in Barkingside Jul 1, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) is working with regeneration specialist, Vistry Partnerships, and housing association, Peabody, on proposals that could deliver 98 new affordable homes in Barkingside. The homes, which the capital urgently needs, will be a range of one, two and three bed homes and will be delivered across three buildings. The new homes will […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Hillview Real Estate and Sh.i.r Shlomo Real Estate acquire office build for £13m Jun 28, 2022 Hillview Real Estate, the UK regional office investor, and Sh.i.r. Shlomo Real Estate, a subsidiary of one of the largest conglomerates in Israel, have acquired a multi-let office building in Leeds’ financial district from Ardstone Capital for £12.6 million. Hillview is investing through its £300 million Hillview Partners Property Fund III. The building, 76 Wellington […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Reforming the Planning System in England Jun 28, 2022 The Levelling Up White Paper published by the Government in February acknowledged that reform of the planning system is required. The big omission was that no detail was put forward over what the shape of the reform will take. Since then the Government has published the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, but still the proposals […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Montreaux Homes secures new site in St Albans Jun 27, 2022 Montreaux Homes, the home counties division of Montreaux Group, has exchanged contracts for the purchase of the old Jewson’s builders’ yard on Cape Road, St Albans. The proposal for the redevelopment of the former industrial site includes the building of 37 new high-quality homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom townhouses. Five of the flats […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Heritage as a catalyst for regeneration in Leeds Jun 21, 2022 Britain is rich with historic building stock and Leeds is no exception, with over three thousand Listed Buildings, 79 Conservation Areas and a host of Scheduled Monuments, Parks & Gardens. AB Heritage Looks at How heritage works as a catalyst for regeneration in Leeds. The city has a variety of developments in the pipeline; some […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
True Digitalisation is the Only Way to the Gold Standard Jun 21, 2022 Eighteen months on from the publication of the Construction Playbook, just how well is the industry doing in meeting the needs for increased digitisation of procurement? Julian Penna, product owner for MyPagabo, says that while the pieces of the puzzle are all there, the industry as a whole is still a few steps away from […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The Transpennine Route Upgrade Uses Asite to Support £2.9 billion Programme of Railway Improvements Jun 20, 2022 Asite, the world’s leading data platform for the built environment, is proud to announce its partnership in the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) program. This system of railway improvements will bring better connections in the North between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York. TRU is a transformative, multi-billion-pound railway program that will bring more frequent, faster, and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
SEGRO raises sustainability bar with green retrofit scheme Jun 20, 2022 SEGRO has started work to deliver a refurbishment scheme on the Slough Trading Estate that will raise the bar in terms of its environmental sustainability. The 20,210 sq ft unit is located on Bestobell Road at the East of the Slough Trading Estate and was built originally in 1988. The refurbishment will transform the unit […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Twinning in the AEC Industry Jun 17, 2022 Written by Newforma A Digital Twin is an intelligent 3D virtual representation of a physical object or process. You can test and measure many different operational variables and their effects on a digital replica before applying it to a physical object or process. The technology originated in the manufacturing industry in 2002. However, the idea […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
