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OBI is delighted to confirm that all of the office space at the forthcoming £120m Manchester office block from Gary Neville’s Relentless Developments has now been pre-let. Channel 4 has taken a 10-year lease for 12,293 sq ft at St Michael’s eighth floor, sharing half of the floor with Pinsent Mason. When the building completes […]

In 2020, OBI published a paper titled “Building Accreditations – A Developer’s Guide”. At the time, building design was evolving rapidly on the back of the pandemic, with landlords, investors and developers unsure which would be valued by the occupational market and the impact that they would have on rental value, void periods and the […]

OBI Property has announced the completion of a much-anticipated 64,340 sq ft, £9m project for Urbana Partners. Situated at the entrance to Spinningfields, Enterprise City, and St Johns, the property at 17 Quay Street has been rebranded as Quoin. The building offers prime grade A office space, along with over 7,000 sq ft of new […]

  Audit, tax, accounting, and consulting firm Crowe UK has moved its Manchester office. The company has operated in the city for nearly 30 years. The Manchester team, previously based at The Lexicon on Mount Street, has seen steady growth in recent years, now employing over 100 people. The new office, situated on Peter Street, […]

Global computing firm, Arm, to occupy three floors of Gary Neville’s £400m development. OBI represented Arm on the largest letting to-date at the £400m St Michael’s development – the largest in the city in two years – with Arm set to occupy 68,860 sq ft of space across floors three, four and five at No.1 […]

In August 2024, G2V Recruitment Group, an award-winning staffing specialist, has chosen the prestigious 3 Hardman Square office building in Spinningfields, Manchester, as its new base in the city. G2V Recruitment Group, which operates in the Technology, Engineering, Life Sciences, and Government sectors, has over 25 offices across the UK, EU, and US. This move […]

Award-winning professional services business, AMS Group, has announced an expansion to Grade A self-contained office space in the heart of Manchester’s Spinningfields at 1 Hardman Street, spanning 16,423 sq. ft. The deal was negotiated by OBI Property, who acted on behalf of the landlord, Charles Street Buildings Group. AMS Group provides an integrated range of […]