Builders hand over 50,000 sq ft One Stockport Exchange scheme

Work on a new Grade-A office building in the heart of Stockport has reached practical completion.

One Stockport Exchange, part of a wider mixed-use development next to the town’s train station, comprises 50,000 sq ft across five floors.

Delivered by urban regeneration firm Muse Developments in partnership with Stockport Council and built by Eric Wright Construction, the scheme’s office element will offer floor plates of up to 10,850 sq ft.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is turning one of the site’s ground-floor retail units into a Local store set to open in January.

Phase two of the Stockport Exchange development is due for completion later this month and will create a 115-bed Holiday Inn Express along with new pedestrianised public space.

Muse’s development director, Wes Erlam, said: “Completing the first office is a major milestone in this game-changing development for Stockport.

“Stockport Exchange is truly transforming this part of the town, which is unrecognisable even from a just a few months ago.”

He added: “With Holiday Inn Express and Sainsbury’s due to open in the next two months and attractive new public space nearly finished, it will soon become a thriving commercial district.”

Stockport Council’s executive member for economy and regeneration, Cllr Kate Butler, commented: “The transformation around Stockport rail station is stunning. The new office, hotel and public areas provide a gateway to our town centre that we can be truly proud of.

“It’s great to celebrate reaching this major milestone on the office and I look forward to seeing the hotel and Sainbury’s store open and the area’s potential as a thriving business district being realised.”

Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE are joint agents on the scheme, which was designed by architects Aedas RHWL.

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