A £10 million programme to transform the Hodge House office building in central Cardiff is now under way.
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Owner Legal & General has embarked upon major refurbishment works to create 110,000 sq ft of contemporary office space within the neo-classical Portland stone Grade II listed building on St Mary Street. While the building’s unique features – such as the period staircase off St Mary Street and the old vaulted ballroom on the fifth floor – are being restored and enhanced, six floors of large open-plan modern offices are being created, together with a striking atrium.
The works, which are being carried out by Paramount Interiors, are due to be completed by the end of 2019.
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Property consultants Knight Frank and Fletcher Morgan have been appointed by Legal & General as letting agents. Matthew Phillips, managing partner of Knight Frank in Cardiff said: “The refurbishment of this significant city centre character building will create the Grade A space that today’s occupier wants – full of character, large floor plates of over 19,000 sq ft with exposed services and new mechanical and electrical systems, and good bicycle and changing room facilities.”
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John James of Fletcher Morgan added: “Hodge House has a superb central location opposite the Stadium and in close proximity to Central Square, very close to main public transport hubs and with all the amenities of central Cardiff at hand – it’s a very attractive proposition.”
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Legal & General has been a major investor and employer in Cardiff for a number of years. It financed the nearby Central Square – one of the UK’s biggest regeneration stories and earlier this year announced that it has invested £200 million in new trains for the Wales & Borders franchise.
At Hodge House Legal & General will devote part of the available space to creating 4,000 sq ft suites under its Capsule brand of flexible ‘furnished & work ready’ offices. Occupiers will benefit from fully fitted-out office space with digital connectivity and a simplified leasing process.
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