All Property Week articles in 13 February 2004
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£450m Arena Central gets moving
Arena Central, Birmingham s £450m mixed-use scheme dubbed the next Brindleyplace, finally looks set to start.
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USS appoints new advisers
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has announced the appointments of Jones Lang LaSalle and DTZ as investment advisers for its retail and commercial portfolios. Drivers Jonas has been appointed planning adviser for the entire portfolio.
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OnlineGovernment says yes to Milton Keynes stadium
The government has given the green light for the Pete Winkelman-led Stadium MK Consortium project in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes, it emerged this morning. The stadium is due to be the new home of the Wimbledon Football Club.
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CBRE aims to raise $150m through New York flotation
CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest property services firm, plans to raise as much as $150m (£80m) through a flotation on the New York Stock Exchange, two years after it was taken private.
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Tiger JV captures £17.5m Docklands development
Tiger Developments, a joint venture between Irish companies Goodbody Stockbrokers and O Flynn Construction, has bought a 69,115 sq ft (6,420 sq m) London Docklands development for £17.5m.
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City recovery stalls
The recovery in the City of London market has stuttered, according to take-up figures for January released by Ingelby Trice Kennard
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St Modwen chairman Clarke to retire
Sir Stanley Clarke, the chairman of St Modwen, has announced his forthcoming retirement from the regeneration specialist after 18 years' service.
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RICS warns of congestion charging threat
The RICS has warned that the central London congestion charge could pose a serious long-term threat to the vitality of the capital’s retail businesses.
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Morgan Stanley considers Canary Wharf bid change
Morgan Stanley said today it was considering changing the structure of its £1.6bn offer for Canary Wharf Group, as it attempts to fend off a rival bid.
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LSH London chief made redundant
Lambert Smith Hampton's head of central London, Archie Cowan, has been made redundant.
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Ashtenne’s £33m industrial capture
Ashtenne s Industrial Fund has bought a 48-acre industrial estate in Wiltshire for £33.1m.
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OnlineLewis appointed London amateur sports chairman
Sport England and the department of Culture, Media and Sport yesterday appointed Hines UK chairman, Phillip Lewis, as the man they want to help promote amateur sport in the capital.
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Heitman JV to develop E135m Polish portfolio
Heitman, the Chicago-based real estate investment management firm, has set up a joint venture with New York developer Polimeni International to develop an E135m (£85m) portfolio of hypermarket-anchored retail centres across Poland.
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Markets
Talk of the towns
Harley Street is to doctors what Savile Row is to tailors: both their spiritual home and the pinnacle of their achievement. Chartered surveyor practice Alexander Reece Thomson, based in Welbeck Street, has looked into this niche market and published a report focusing on demand for office space from medical occupiers. ...
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Waterloo sunrise
If the revamp of dour 1960s office block Elizabeth House is given the go-ahead, visitors arriving at Waterloo station may be greeted by something a lot less grim.
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Sandwich spread
Former banker Niall MacArthur has taken Eat from a single London sandwich bar to a 27-store chain. Expansion in and outside London is the next step.
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Raising The Stakes
Canary Wharf's non-executive directors are backing Morgan Stanley while rival Brascan is upping the ante itself.
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Southwark's planning a party...
... but the speculative developers needed to breathe life into proceedings have yet to take up the invite, despite planned infrastructure improvements and co-operation from the Mayor's office.
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Can Parkview power it up?
After 20 years of false starts, Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment looks set to go ahead. Developer Parkview has cleared the planning obstacles, but the next hurdle is finding some tenants.
