Greater Manchester Police Force is to locate its new headquarters at the 130,000 m[sup]2[/sup] Central Park urban business park in east Manchester being developed by Ask:Goodman.
Greater Manchester Police Force is to locate its new headquarters at the 130,000 m2 Central Park urban business park in east Manchester being developed by Ask:Goodman.
The EUR 73m transactions comprising 22,200 m2 transactions has been described as one of the largest in the UK so far this year.
Completion of the office building, with a BREEAM rating aspiring to reach Excellent, is scheduled for March 2011.
Ask:Goodman were advised by Lambert Smith Hampton and Cushman & Wakefield.
Central Park is the UK's first large-scale mixed-use urban business park and will cover 182 hectares when completed. Initially 36 hectares are being developed. Central Park will be located just 1.5 miles from Manchester City Centre.
Ask:Goodman Developments is a joint venture company between international office and business park specialists Goodman (formerly Akeler) and premier regional developer Ask to develop Central Park on behalf of New East Manchester.
