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Middlesbrough Council agrees five year lease to deliver new wellbeing centre

Middlesbrough Council has secured a spot for its new ‘Live Well Centre’, a hub which will offer wellbeing services to people looking empower themselves and improve their decision-making.

Taking a five year lease on almost 20,000 sq ft of office accommodation at Dundas House, and in a retail unit in the Dundas Shopping Centre, an £800k refurbishment will make the space fit for purpose.

Let by Teesside independent commercial property consultants Dodds Brown LLP, the refurbishment will provide a gym, studio, training kitchen, open IT facility, café area, group, craft, training and event rooms and office space.

Richard Wilson, Senior Associate Partner at Middlesbrough-based Dodds Brown, secured the deal on behalf of Dundas House and Shopping Centre landlord Contract Experts Limited.

He said: “This is an important letting for both Middlesbrough Council and Dundas House and Shopping Centre.

“The users of the centre new will significantly boost the weekly footfall in the shopping centre which already exceeds 60,000 per week, as well as attracting other wellbeing related organisations to take space in Dundas House.

“The new centre will provide an excellent opportunity for a wide range of complementary businesses, such as charities, not-for-profit organisations and pharmacies, looking to re-locate.

“In addition to the new service users, there will be around 100 staff working from the venue.”