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Hertfordshire-based contractor Midgard can begin knocking down buildings between Longacre Street and Heyrod Street in Manchester to make way for Packaged Living and Fiera Real Estate’s 350-home build-to-rent scheme. In February, Manchester City Council granted planning approval for the Castings, within the city’s emerging Piccadilly East district.

Build to rent specialist Packaged Living has picked JRL-owned main contractor Midgard to build its high-rise scheme of 352 flats in the developing Piccadilly East area of Manchester. ‘The Castings’ scheme consists of four stepped building elements rising to 25 storeys with smaller components at 7, 14 and 20 storeys.

Build to rent experts Packaged Living has selected JRL-owned main contractor Midgard to deliver £70m The Castings private rental tower, 352 flats in the developing Piccadilly East area of Manchester. ‘The Castings’ project includes four stepped building components rising to 25 storeys with smaller elements at 7, 14 and 20 storeys. It is projected to take 32-months and will be built on a single acre site on Heyrod Street near to the planned HS2 station. The scheme was designed by architect CallisonRTKL, in partnership with Arcadis, M&E engineer Crookes Walker and Curtins.

Opus Land’s Managing Director, Richard Smith recently took part in Trowers & Hamlins penultimate podcast from their Birmingham 10-year series. In the podcast Richard speaks about the changing landscape of the industrial industry in the Midlands as well as the impact Brexit has had on the market and how land supply issues can be rectified. […]

On Wednesday 22nd September, Associate Director (ESG), Jess Pilz, is taking part in GRI’s ESG in Real Estate conference. Jess will be joined by Carl-Peter (MVPR Inc), Jenny Buck (Tesco Pension Fund), Luisa Moura (Square Asset Management), Peter Epping (Hines), Stéphane Villemain (Ivanhoé Cambridge) and Will Robson (MSCI) for the panel discussing the Net Zero […]

What: GRI’s ESG in Real Estate Conference When: Wednesday 22nd September Where: Hyatt Churchill, London Details: Fiera Real Estate UK’s Associate Director (ESG), Jess Pilz, is taking part in GRI’s ESG in Real Estate conference. Jess will be joined by Carl-Peter (MVPR Inc), Jenny Buck (Tesco Pension Fund), Luisa Moura (Square Asset Management), Peter Epping (Hines), […]

Cadent’s new premises at Prospero Ansty Park, brought to you by two of our Operating Partners Manse LLP and Opus Land, is coming together nicely as McLaren get ever-closer to completion. The team has made great strides over the summer as the internal fit-out is now underway and the rendering of the multi-storey car park […]

One of our Operating Partners, Packaged Living, the leading BTR developer and operator, celebrated the topping out of The Almere with JV partner Invesco Real Estate (“Invesco”) as Winvic continue to steam ahead on the construction of the 294-home BTR scheme in the heart of Milton Keynes. Packaged Living and Winvic were joined by key […]

Winvic has topped out on Aubrey Place, a 294-home build to rent scheme in the heart of Milton Keynes. In January 2020, Packaged Living and Fiera Real Estate, the original owners of the site, signed a funding agreement with Invesco for this purpose-built build to rent scheme. When complete the development will comprise 294 one, two and three-bedroom build to rent apartments split over 18-storeys. The development will also benefit from 83 car parking spaces, 294 cycle storage facilities, commercial space of 2,500 sq ft and 17,324 sq ft of internal and external amenity space, ranging from a ground floor reception and lounge, to roof terraces, parcel storage and two landscaped courtyards.

Fiera Capital has recently released their Responsible Investment Report showing how they have continued to develop their responsible investment solutions to help clients meet their own sustainability goals. Foreword by Jean-Guy Desjardins, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board At Fiera Capital, acting responsibly has always been one of our fundamental guiding principles, both as an […]