All articles by Alex Therrien
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MarketsLeeds take-up figures prompt guarded optimism
Despite slow third quarter, office market on course for strong year-end. Alex Therrien reports
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MarketsHumber’s renewed energy hopes
Siemens and developer Able UK eye region for offshore wind projects. Alex Therrien reports
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OnlineChinese private real estate firm sells mall
Everbright Ashmore, a Chinese private real estate firm, has sold a flagship retail mall in Chongqing for an undisclosed sum.
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OnlineDeka sells US retail assets for $160m
Deka Immobilien has sold two retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket for $160m to a US-based private investor.
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OnlineAuto Trader publisher's 60,000 sq ft Manchester requirement
Auto Trader magazine’s publisher Trader Media Group is looking for 60,000 sq ft of Grade A office space in Manchester, in a further sign of occupational confidence returning to the regions.
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OnlineChinese developer plans to invest in $5bn New York project
The developer behind one of the tallest towers in China is to spend more than $5bn on a New York property scheme.
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NewsBarclays banks on Newcastle Quayside
Regional occupier activity picks up with 35,000 sq ft letting at East Quay Five
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NewsAmazon mulls Mersey move
Bericote pieces together 1.2m sq ft megashed, which could resolve one of UK’s highest-profile requirements
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OnlineEDF seeking HQ move to Gatwick
EDF Energy is planning to move out of central London and relocate its headquarters to Gatwick in West Sussex as it seeks to reduce the cost of its real estate.
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OnlineShepherds Bush Market legal challenge dismissed
A legal challenge that threatened to derail plans by Orion Shepherds Bush to redevelop Shepherds Bush Market has been dismissed at the High Court.
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OnlineLeeds take-up set to be best since 2000
Leeds could be set for its highest office take-up figures since 2000, according to The Leeds Office Agents’ Forum.
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OnlineLondon Assembly urges re-think on retail to resi plans
The London Assembly has called on Boris Johnson to press the Government to abandon its plans to let developers convert shops into flats without planning permission.
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OnlineM&G buys Bankside buildings from LandSecs for £315m
M G Real Estate has confirmed its acquisition of Bankside 2 and 3 and the retail holdings of Bankside 1 for £315m from Land Securities, representing an initial yield of 5.2%.
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OnlineDirector of JLL's industrial team to retire
Tim Johnson, a director in Jones Lang LaSalle’s industrial and logistics team, is to retire in October after nearly 30 years with the company and formerly King Sturge.
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OnlineGerman institutions second biggest US spenders
German institutions are the second largest foreign investor group in the US, accounting for more than $3.5bn of transactions over the past 36 months, according to Savills.
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OnlineM&G Real Estate to build 185,000 sq ft Reading office
M G Real Estate and developer Bell Hammer are to speculatively develop the first phase of a 370,000 sq ft office scheme in Reading.
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MarketsShell suitor
It is the biggest brownfield site in the north-west, at more than 1,600 acres, and has massive development potential to be transformed into a new town or village.
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MarketsNorthern exposure
Jones Lang LaSalle’s decision to close three regional offices has provoked fears about service provision. Alex Therrien reports
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ProfessionalThe Top 5 Biggest Agents You Have Never Heard Of
If you are considering cross-border investment, look to Spain, Poland and Hong Kong for variety. Alex Therrien reports
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OnlineTfL launches property management mandate
Transport for London is to launch a mandate for the management of its entire property estate.
