{"id":2215,"date":"2024-07-02T13:28:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2024-07-30T11:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:50:33","slug":"developer-redsun-completes-first-phase-of-development-that-includes-a-self-storage-in-wirral-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/developer-redsun-completes-first-phase-of-development-that-includes-a-self-storage-in-wirral-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Redsun Completes First Phase of development that Includes a Self-Storage in Wirral (England)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lbndaily.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Redsun-Projects-Croft-scaled-e1719928916391.jpg\" alt=\"Redsun, Croft\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">First phase of a 70,000 sq ft development in Bromborough by Redsun Projects<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Redsun Projects has completed the first phase of a 70,000 sq ft development at the Croft Retail Park in Bromborough in Wirral.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Located next to the A41 New Chester Road, the scheme is a mixed-use development. The first phase, which has taken 10 months to build, includes a 24,000 sq ft Lok\u2019nStore self-storage facility and four trade counter units.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lok\u2019nStore has acquired its unit from Redsun and the developer is in discussions with a single occupier to take a lease of all four of the trade counter units. Caddick Construction was the main contractor on the project and the architect was Fletcher Rae.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Gastronomy Properties has purchased part of the site to deliver two drive-through units to be operated under their UK franchise agreement as a Starbucks caf\u00e9 and a Wendy\u2019s fast-food restaurant.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The site will also include some EV provision. Planning consent is already granted for these parts of the development and construction will start imminently. Work on a further 30,000 sq ft of trade counter units will begin later this year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This development was backed by a \u00a35.2m loan from Merseyside Pension Fund. Redsun director Nick Wightman said: \u201cWe are pleased to deliver this high-quality development on time and on budget, a major testament to the design and construction team. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The exceptional standard of the scheme no doubt contributed to us securing such high-profile occupiers as the Starbucks and Wendy\u2019s brands and Lok\u2019nStore prior to the works being completed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We are already talking to businesses that are interested in taking space on the second and final phase on the site, which we hope to be on-site with shortly.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">READ MORE: Planners give go-ahead to Liverpool Ivy restaurant<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Langton Development Services, Link Engineering and KGA made up the rest of the project delivery team. Redsun was represented by B8 Real Estate and Legat Owen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ian Gill, property director at Gastronomy Properties, added: \u201cThis site is a key strategic location for the expansion of our existing Starbucks portfolio and will enhance our presence in Wirral. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Through our development and property vehicle, Gastronomy Properties and assisted by HSBC, we are able to purchase sites such as this for development for our own occupation and supporting operators.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbndaily.co.uk\/redsun-delivers-first-phase-of-70000-sq-ft-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redsun Projects has completed the first phase of a 70,000 sq ft development at the Croft Retail Park in Bromborough in Wirral. Located next to the A41 New Chester Road, the scheme is a mixed-use development. The first phase, which has taken 10 months to build, includes a 24,000 sq ft Lok\u2019nStore self-storage facility and four trade counter units. Lok\u2019nStore has acquired its unit from Redsun and the developer is in discussions with a single occupier to take a lease of all four of the trade counter units. Caddick Construction&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2215"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2218,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2215\/revisions\/2218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}