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Offices or data centre?
02-03-2011
Property developer PMG Estates has told Metropolis that next year it hopes to begin work on Maritime Court at Trident Park in Cardiff. The company has planning permission for 8,000 sq m (86,111 sq ft) of office space at the Cardiff Bay site. Maritime Court has been planned for several years and was shelved during 2008 due to concerns about costs. The architect is Holder Mathias Architects and the letting agent is DTZ. It has been suggested, but confirmed, that the site may not necessarily be used as offices and that a data centre might be built on the site instead.
Smart summer start
02-03-2011
Developers JR Smart have told Metropolis that they hope to begin work on the next phase of their Capital Quarter development in Cardiff this summer. The company has planning permission for 6,578 sq m (70,000 sq ft) of offices designed by M2H Architects on Tyndall Road. The letting agent is Fletcher Morgan.
Insurer for Cardiff scheme
16-02-2011
International insurance giant Willis has signed for new office space in Cardiff. The insurer has moved into new offices at MEPC's 5 Callaghan Square office scheme, occupying 3,300 sq ft on the sixth floor. The 53,258 sq ft scheme is already home to Deloitte, Network Rail, Hays Recruitment and B3 Burgess Architects.
Major Cardiff consent
15-05-2009
MEPC has secured outline planning permission for a 46,450 sq m (500,000 sq ft) new phase for its office scheme at Callaghan Square in Cardiff, Wales. The proposal comprises six buildings ranging in height between four and 12 storeys. Savills advise.
E18 completion in autumn
31-05-2006
MEPC and Rightacres are planning to complete the 2,780 sq m (30,000 sq ft) E18 building at Phase 2 of Callaghan Square in Cardiff in September 2006. The building has been pre let.
Cardiff Bay's £700m mixed use scheme
27-07-2005
Cardiff County Council has chosen gaming firm Aspers to operate the casino and entertainment complex at Cardiff's proposed £700m International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay. Orion Land & Leisure has already been appointed to develop the scheme, which will include a conference centre, an indoor snow slope, a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena, an ice rink suitable for international competition, a 250-room hotel and waterfront bars, restaurants and administrative offices. The government is yet to grant consent to build a casino on the Sport Village’s 80 acre (32 ha) site.
March finish for Rightacre scheme.
19-02-2005
Rightacre's 1,860 sq m (20,000 sq ft) office development on Penarth Road will reach practical completion by the end of March. The building has been let and was marketed by DTZ and Knight Frank. The architect was CWA.
Phased refit from Admiralty.
25-01-2005
Admiralty Properties is planning to begin a floor-by-floor refurbishment of 3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft) of office space at Park View, Greyfrairs Road, Cardiff. The first floor will be refurbished speculatively and is expected to take six months. The remaining floors will be refitted as potential occupiers show an interest in them. A main contractor has not been appointed yet but one is expected to be soon. The letting agent is Knight Frank.
Nearly there for Fusion II
19-01-2005
During the next few weeks a main contractor will be appointed for the second phase of Landmark Securities’ Fusion Point development on Dumballs Road, Cardiff. The main contractor will be in place by the end of February will work beginning on site immediately. The 5,574 sq m (59,998 sq ft) office will take approximately 12-13 months to reach ‘Cat A’ status and is speculative. The QS is Walfords of Luton, the M&E contractor is FHP Engineer Services, the architects are McDonalds and the letting agent is Knight Frank.
Start date for Fusion II
27-11-2004
In the New Year, Landmark Securities is expected to begin work on the speculative 5,574 sq m (60,000 sq ft) second phase of its Fusion Point office scheme in Cardiff. The first phase of the Dumballs Road development was pre-let to Zurich Insurance on a 20-year lease. A main contractor will be appointed by the end of 2004. Luton based Walfords is the QS and the letting agent is Knight Frank.
AXA building faces the chop
20-08-2004
JR Smart (Builders), the Cardiff-based firm, has announced detailed plans for the £40m mixed-use development, designed by Wigley Fox architects, called Meridien Gate in Bute Terrace in Cardiff. The company is planning to demolish the former Axa headquarters of 3,994 sq m (43,000 sq ft), which it acquired last year, and build a scheme as two 17-storey towers to include 1,858 sq m (20,000 sq ft) of offices, 186 apartments and 465 sq m (5,000 sq ft) of retail space on the ground floor. A full planning application is to be submitted in late 2004 and Cooke Arkwright and Fletcher Morgan are expected to be appointed as the letting agents.
Land Sec's Cardiff plans revealed
17-06-2002
Land Securities and Capital Shopping Centres £550m plans to redevelop Cardiff city centre have been unveiled. The 69,676 sq m (750,000 sq ft) development includes offices, retail units, bars, apartments, and a public square. The scheme is an extension of the city's main shopping area, the £400m St David's Centre. Selfridges is understood to be interested in being the anchor tenant in the development.
Wigley Fox plan in Cardiff
17-06-2002
Ivor Holdings has submitted a application for a multi million pound scheme in the centre of Cardiff. Proposals include a 12,820 sq m (138,000 sq ft) office scheme alongside a 15-storey block of 160 apartments and a multi-storey car park. The architect for the project is Wigley Fox.
Design Commission for Wales
13-11-2001
The Welsh Assembly has agreed to finance a new design commission for Wales in a bid to improve the quality and profile of local architecture and design. The Design Commission will start work in April 2002 and could be similar in operation to CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) in England. CABE does not have a role in Wales. The commission has been announced just as architect the Richard Rogers Partnership could be back on the Welsh Assembly project. The Partnership is said to have teamed up with Taylor Woodrow and Ove Arup to bid for the £27m Cardiff Bay scheme.
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