The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Cheshire & Warrington
The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Cheshire & Warrington
The Ultimate Guide to Investing in Cheshire & Warrington
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CITY PLACE, CHESTER<br />
Designed with occupiers <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d, the large, column-free<br />
floor plates, arranged around a central core, are designed<br />
<strong>to</strong> be spilt if required, offer<strong>in</strong>g occupiers flexible, multipurpose<br />
spaces for their workplace design. While floor <strong>to</strong><br />
ceil<strong>in</strong>g glaz<strong>in</strong>g allows natural light <strong>to</strong> flood the space,<br />
giv<strong>in</strong>g occupiers panoramic, <strong>in</strong>spir<strong>in</strong>g views of the city and<br />
the surround<strong>in</strong>g Welsh mounta<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
City Place is located at the city’s ma<strong>in</strong> gateway, adjacent <strong>to</strong><br />
Chester Railway Station, provid<strong>in</strong>g susta<strong>in</strong>able connectivity<br />
with all major national cities, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g hourly, direct<br />
services <strong>to</strong> London. Road, rail and air l<strong>in</strong>ks allow travel<br />
from Chester <strong>to</strong> virtually every UK city and <strong>in</strong>ternationally.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se excellent transport l<strong>in</strong>ks are a catalyst for high<br />
profile regional, national and <strong>in</strong>ternational bus<strong>in</strong>esses<br />
look<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> be based <strong>in</strong> the city.<br />
Whilst One City Place forms the heart of the Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Quarter, much work has also been carried out <strong>to</strong> create a<br />
new public realm area, completely transform<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
landscape around the railway station and open<strong>in</strong>g up<br />
areas that had previously been <strong>in</strong>accessible <strong>to</strong> the public.<br />
<strong>The</strong> council <strong>in</strong>vested heavily <strong>to</strong> develop the public realm,<br />
which features an old, formerly redundant carriage shed<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g, which has now been brought back <strong>to</strong> life, <strong>to</strong><br />
create a dedicated, covered public events space with a<br />
new glass roof, ‘liv<strong>in</strong>g’ wall, plant<strong>in</strong>g and pav<strong>in</strong>g. Launched<br />
<strong>in</strong> April 2016, the now transformed ‘Carriage Shed’, is fast<br />
becom<strong>in</strong>g a place for city commuters, residents and<br />
occupiers <strong>to</strong> enjoy, with a dedicated team organis<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
annual programme of events, designed <strong>to</strong> br<strong>in</strong>g a sense of<br />
fun and community <strong>to</strong> the area.<br />
<strong>The</strong> commercial element of City Place will ultimately <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
seven office schemes. Outl<strong>in</strong>e plann<strong>in</strong>g consent has now<br />
been granted for the second phase of City Place which is<br />
planned <strong>to</strong> commence late 2017, offer<strong>in</strong>g 44,000 sq ft of<br />
Grade A, BREEAM 'Excellent' office space over four floors.<br />
In addition <strong>to</strong> this, outl<strong>in</strong>e plann<strong>in</strong>g consent has also been<br />
granted for up <strong>to</strong> 200 residential units, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 100 canal<br />
side apartments.<br />
www.cityplacechester.co.uk<br />
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