Octopus Real Estate has completed a £10 million loan secured on a prime development site with planning consent for a 327-unit apartment block, in central Manchester.
The lender provided both the asset loan and a VAT loan for the acquisition.
The former mill in Deansgate, is one of the last prime central Manchester development sites with full residential planning consent. At 35 storeys it will be one of the city’s tallest buildings and will provide views over the city centre and across Lancashire.
The developers, Empire Property Concepts, intend for development to start in Q2 2022 and to include commercial space at ground and first floor levels, a resident’s gym, rooftop bar & terrace, communal lounge facilities and a café.
Dominic Gibson, investment director, Octopus Real Estate, said: “This is an extremely well-located site that benefits from having a great planning consent. It will support the delivery of new housing stock in an established and important urban centre with strong public transport links. We are delighted to have supported Empire Property Concepts, a proven investor-developer, to acquire the asset and believe that the completed scheme will attract strong demand.
“Having opened our Manchester Office in 2019 we’ve been able to significantly enhance our support of regional real estate investment. Completing this loan, introduced by Manchester based advisors Adapt Finance, further demonstrates Octopus Real Estate’s commitment to Manchester, and the UK’s regional cities.”
Jordan McBriar, managing director, Adapt Finance, added: “We’ve worked with Octopus Real Estate for over a decade. We had absolutely no hesitation in approaching them with this funding requirement. Acquisition timings were tight, and our client needed absolute confidence that their investment would be funded without delay.
“The Octopus team removed any uncertainty from the process and delivered exactly what they’d promised. Not only does this performance support our clients, but it supports the Adapt Finance business as certainty is key in every financing.”