IT company Softcat has taken 9,000 sq ft of office space at the newly refurbished Billiards Building in Birmingham.
The company has signed a 10-year lease on the whole of the seventh floor with landlord Grosvenor and will relocate from its current office at Interchange Place on Edmund Street, where it has been based since 2019.
Previously known as 134 Edmund Street, the 79,000 sq ft Billiards Building was acquired by Grosvenor in 2021 and has been upgraded as part of the company’s £35m capital investment programme to transform its 500,000 sq ft regional office portfolio.
The building now features a new reception and business lounge, café, gym and yoga studio, and communal roof terrace.
Fergus Evans, office portfolio director at Grosvenor, said: “Securing net zero status demonstrates how existing buildings can be successfully refurbished to create environmentally friendly, energy efficient Grade A office space. We are seeing strong demand for buildings which offer outstanding amenities and industry leading environmental performance in fantastic locations, which is reflected in the interest we have received from occupiers at Billiards Building.”
Theo Holmes, senior director and head of office agency at CBRE in Birmingham, which alongside JLL acted for Grosvenor on the letting, added: “Today’s corporate occupiers want and expect more from their office, whether that’s in the quality of the space, the provision of onsite amenities or the building’s green credentials.
“The refurbishment of the Billiards Building means it now meets all the needs of the modern, discerning office occupier. Furthermore, the flexible floor plates enable the building to react to changing business needs, offering fully fitted and traditional solutions and a range of suite sizes for businesses to scale up.”
Jon Carmalt, director national office agency at JLL, said: “It is testament to the quality of the works and the building’s offering that a letting has being achieved at project completion. Further lettings are also progressing and will soon follow.”
LSH represented Softcat on the letting.
