Bruntwood reports strong enquiries for its office space

Jul 23 2008 by Barry Turnbull, Liverpool Daily Post

PROPERTY company, Bruntwood, is reporting strong enquiries for a city building undergoing a £2m refurbishment.

The 50,000 sq ft listed No. One Dale Street, in Liverpool will offer Grade A space at £16 per square ft and is due to complete in January, 2009. The £2m investment by the property developer confirms recent reports that the secondary refurbished office space market is poised to deliver value for money for Liverpool's small to medium businesses.

Bruntwood head of sales Colin Forshaw said: “We’re experiencing high levels of demand at No. One Dale Street with enquiries from customers looking for larger open plan suites all above 1,000 sq ft. Customers are looking for modern space in historic buildings with char- acter and a city centre location."

Bruntwood’s director in Liverpool, David Guest, said: “No. One Dale Street will deliver on all the Bruntwood standards of a quality working environment and customer service helping us create long term customer relationships". Retained agents on the buildings are CBRE and Knightfrank. The building currently houses the Royal Bank of Scotland on the ground and first floor and The Alan Johnson Partnership on the fourth.