U+I has leased more than 10,000 sq ft across two floors at its Circus Street development, in Brighton city centre, to tech company Electric Square.
There is now just 10,300 sq ft of space available at the BREEAM Excellent rated 31,352 sq ft Grade A The Office building, which sits at the heart of the new £130m mixed-use Circus Street development delivered by U+I and Brighton & Hove Council.
Nathan Gouveia, studio head at Electric Square, Brighton, said: “We chose The Office at Circus because it’s a stunning, modern building based in an exciting new part of the city, surrounded by the buzz of creative organisations, matching our bold ambitions for Electric Square to be the global leader of AAA consoled game development.”
Rob Sloper, development director at U+I, added: The addition of Electric Square at our Circus Street development in Brighton once again underlines Brighton’s place as a global city that attracts world class talent. We always imagined Circus Street would become a new digital and creative hub, and we are happy to see this vision realised with two outstanding industry leaders choosing Circus Street due to its location, award winning design and highly sustainable specification.”
Emma Ormiston, partner at SHW, who acted on behalf of U+I on the letting, said: “The studio has committed to a 10-year lease in what in what is fast becoming a new creative hub in Brighton. They join Hyve Managed Hosting who have been thriving on the top two floors of The Office since taking up residency last year. Just two floors are now available, totalling 10,300 sq ft.”
Knight Frank is joint letting agents with SHW for The Office.
