First look inside Amazon’s new Manchester office
As Amazon opens its 90,000 sq ft office at Hanover in Manchester’s NOMA development, EG takes a look inside the revamped Edwardian office that drew in the global tech giant.
The building, a Grade II listed redevelopment by Hermes Investment Management, is the oldest surviving commercial warehouse built by the Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1909.
More than a century later, it is a key part of Hermes’ 20-acre NOMA development, which is set to deliver about 2.5m sq ft of office space in the north of Manchester city centre.
As Amazon opens its 90,000 sq ft office at Hanover in Manchester’s NOMA development, EG takes a look inside the revamped Edwardian office that drew in the global tech giant.
The building, a Grade II listed redevelopment by Hermes Investment Management, is the oldest surviving commercial warehouse built by the Co-operative Wholesale Society in 1909.
More than a century later, it is a key part of Hermes’ 20-acre NOMA development, which is set to deliver about 2.5m sq ft of office space in the north of Manchester city centre.
The building underwent a £34m refurbishment to fit into NOMA’s ambitions to become one of the UK’s first “innovation districts” – small areas that combine anchor institutions, advanced research and start-ups or scale-ups to drive talent into cities.
Amazon’s move into Hanover is the most significant milestone yet for the development. It comes a year after Co-op Digital, the tech arm of the Co-op, launched The Federation – a building next to Hanover that targets digital businesses that “share ethical values”.
Chris Taylor, head of private markets at Hermes, said: “This commitment from Amazon marks a significant step in the delivery of NOMA, reinforcing Manchester’s status as a leading international city.
“Our ambition has always been to attract world-leading occupiers to Manchester by creating a sense of place and shaping one of the country’s first innovation districts.”
Peter Gallagher, director at Colliers International, Manchester, and real estate advisor on NOMA, added: “The exciting emergence from the ground of a number of new grade-A office developments will help to ensure Manchester regains its rightful place on a global stage by being able to offer real choice to national and international occupiers, as witnessed by the recent decision by Amazon to open its first UK corporate office outside of the capital. This type of in-move is not only ground-breaking for our scheme at NOMA but also for the city as a whole.”
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