Residential|Britannia Chambers

[label]Client[/label][value]N/A[/value]
[label]Location[/label][value]West Street, Leek, Staffordshire[/value]
[label]Status[/label][value]In Progress[/value]

The perfect example of how a mixed development should work. The former council owner building was purchased by our client in 2008 and remained vacant until early 2013. We were commissioned to undertake a feasibility report and develop a proposed use for the building that created economic viability. By mid 2013, we had agreed the principle of a mixed development of a convenience store with high-end apartments above, would satisfy the requirements of the local authority and create sufficient viability for the client. An anchor tenant for the ground floor was secured and a purchaser for the 10 two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors in August 2015.

Northwood chose to work with Byatt Oliver of Stone for a project to refurbish a 1960's bank which had been allowed to get in to a poor state of repair, the initial brief was quite open as we felt that the architects understanding of the building was as important as our understanding of the space requirement within the building. We worked closely through the project with David Byatt who attended to most of the day to day work throughout the project allowing us to run and focus on our business. Budgets were agreed, plans approved and works complete on time and in budget with limited input from us. All in all a great service, not the cheapest but absolute value for money for the service received. The result is, we now have the flagship office of a group of 90 offices around the country.

Steven Swann | Northwood (Stoke on Trent) Ltd.