Clearbell UK Strategic Trust has completed its first letting at the newly redeveloped Freetrade Building in Manchester city centre, securing London-based restaurant chain Blacklock.
The trust, which is advised by Clearbell Capital, has leased the lower ground floor of the 36,000 sq ft building to Blacklock for its first branch outside the capital.
Alex Alban-Moore, associate director at Clearbell Capital, said: “Blacklock is an ideal first occupier at Freetrade settling in amongst some of Manchester’s most popular hotels, bars and eateries. We have no doubt that it will be able to replicate the huge success it has seen in London in its first venture outside of the capital, and we are really pleased that they have chosen Freetrade to do so.
“Our redevelopment of Freetrade has been an incredibly rewarding project, injecting new life into a heritage building, maintaining its Victorian features while also bringing it into the 21st century by incorporating best-in-class wellbeing and sustainability credentials. Given Blacklock’s own impressive ESG values, they are a fitting partner for us as we give Freetrade a new, greener future.”
