Starling spreads its wings in Cardiff’s Brunel House
Digital bank Starling has expanded its base in Cardiff, taking additional space on the 14th floor of Brunel House on Fitzalan Road.
Starling, which already occupies 27,907 sq ft on the 5th and 8th floors of the multi-let office building, has signed for an extra 14,445 sq ft under a single five-year lease – taking the total to 42,352 sq ft – at an annual rental of £18 per sq ft.
The 225,000 sq ft Brunel House has undergone extensive refurbishment, with a reconfigured reception area, business lounge and on-site Kin+Ilk coffee shop and crèche.
Digital bank Starling has expanded its base in Cardiff, taking additional space on the 14th floor of Brunel House on Fitzalan Road.
Starling, which already occupies 27,907 sq ft on the 5th and 8th floors of the multi-let office building, has signed for an extra 14,445 sq ft under a single five-year lease – taking the total to 42,352 sq ft – at an annual rental of £18 per sq ft.
The 225,000 sq ft Brunel House has undergone extensive refurbishment, with a reconfigured reception area, business lounge and on-site Kin+Ilk coffee shop and crèche.
Rhydian Morris, director of office agency at JLL Cardiff, said: “The expansion floor acquired by Starling Bank at Brunel House provides impressive views of Cardiff, as well as this letting being a welcome boost to office take-up and, more importantly, the creation of new job opportunities in the city.”
Mark Siddons, associate director of Cooke & Arkwright, which is joint letting agent on the building, added: “It is very satisfying to have secured this outcome for the landlord in what is currently a slightly uncertain office market. The quality of the new Cat A refurbishment and a proactive approach from the landlord offered a great opportunity for Starling Bank to expand its Cardiff office.”
JLL represented Starling in the transaction. Cooke and Arkwright and Knight Frank are joint letting agents for Brunel, acting on behalf of landlord Castleforge.
Image © Knight Frank (Left to right, Knight Frank’s Mark Sutton, Starling’s Josh Lewis and Katie Dyment, JLL’s Rhydian Morris director, and Cooke & Arkwright’s Mark Siddons)
