REAL ESTATE
Views – Landmarks including Roseberry Topping , the Transporter Bridge and the Riverside Stadium are visible from the top floor of 6 Centre Square .
Confidence – Ashall Projects ’ managing director Mark Ashall believes 6 Centre Square will soon be fully occupied .
Council when we first started discussing Centre Square ’ s potential .
“ The centre of town did not have the type of quality office space which would attract good employers .
“ They either stayed where they were or , if they were looking for more room to expand , they would move elsewhere .
“ Centre Square has not only stopped this trend , it has created a new vibrant business hub for the whole of the Tees Valley . It has also brought back muchneeded spending power to the heart of Middlesbrough .”
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said the new building will bring far-reaching benefits to the area .
He said : “ Six Centre Square is yet another example that shows young people can stay close to home and go far – raising families here and contributing to our economy .”
He added : “ Given all our success in bringing major government departments to Darlington , with more than 2,000 civil service jobs available , our investment in 6 Centre Square was simply a no-brainer .
“ The vision for Centre Square is
an impressive one – and across Teesside , Darlington and Hartlepool , we ’ re helping to create life-changing opportunities and paths to careers on our doorstep .
“ Professional services companies looking to grow or break new ground are now choosing Teesside due to the fantastic facilities we ’ ve got to offer .” His comments were echoed by Middlesbrough mayor Andy Preston , who said : “ Centre Square is a great success story for Middlesbrough . It ’ s becoming a true hive of activity for ambitious firms who want the very best accommodation and locations .
“ Six Centre Square is an excellent addition to our town centre , and we ’ re supporting it to retain and attract more jobs for Middlesbrough .
“ We ’ re making real progress in transforming our town centre so it has the right mix of leisure , learning , living and jobs .”
Two hundred people worked on the construction stage of the latest Centre Square phase and 14 new jobs were created , with half of them going to people who had been unemployed for more than a year .
Eight apprentices also worked on the site and more than £ 6m was spent on local suppliers .
Outline planning permission is already in place for the next stage of the development .
For more information about Centre Square , contact joint agents Dodds Brown on 01642 244130 or David Jackson ( 01642 791390 ) or Chris Black ( 01609 797373 ) of APP Jackson & Partners .
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