C&W Expands Development Consultancy Team

2 Nov, 2007, London

Cushman & Wakefield has secured two new development experts to join its growing national development consultancy team. Peter Disley has been appointed as a partner from Drivas Jonas and Virginia Blackman will join as an associate partner from DTZ.

Peter Disley and Virginia Blackman are joining Cushman & Wakefield’s successful 18 strong national development consultancy team headed by partner, Alistair Parker. The Cushman & Wakefield team has advised on some of the UK’s most significant regeneration schemes including; Liverpool One, Preston Tithebarn, Crawley’s Town Centre North and Sheffield’s Sevenstone/New Retail Quarter and is currently handling around 2 million sq m of new floorspace.

Peter most recently led the Town Centres team at Drivers Jonas’ Manchester office and has over 10 years of development experience advising a diverse range of public and private sector clients. His involvements in large-scale retail-led schemes include Preston Tithebarn, Hull St Stephens and Altrincham Town Centre.

Virginia joins Cushman & Wakefield from the Donaldsons’ (now DTZ) compulsory purchase team where she has been responsible for the large scale CPOs on Portsmouth’s Northern Quarter and Chester’s Forum. She is also a member of the RICS Valuation Faculty Board.

Alistair Parker, partner and head of development consultancy at Cushman & Wakefield, said; “We are committed to the continued growth of our urban renewal business which already includes some of the most ambitious regeneration schemes in Europe. We are pleased with the particular success we have achieved in pushing forward the urban renaissance in cities like Liverpool, Preston and Sheffield. Peter and Virginia will be key contributors in the team, concentrating on what we do best – helping to deliver schemes which create real value for investors and step change for local communities”.

C&W Development Consultancy Key Involvements

1 COMPULSORY PURCHASE – major compulsory purchase inquiries and negotiation of compensation undertaken for Liverpool One, Canterbury Whitefriars, Didcot Orchard Square, Basingstoke Festival Place and currently undertaking for Sheffield Sevenstone (NRQ).

2 CRAWLEY Town Centre North - 152,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 8.24 hectares on behalf of Grosvenor: selection submission, design & development strategy, co-operation agreement, development agreement (with Crawley Borough Council), JLP anchor store, site acquisitions & compulsory compensation and retail leasing.

3 LIVERPOOL One – 260,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 17.8 hectares on behalf of Liverpool City Council: City shopping study, planning policy, PSDA site studies, development brief, partner selection (Grosvenor), development agreement, planning & CPO Inquiries, site acquisitions & compulsory compensation, retail leasing and development site sales.

4 BEDFORD Town Centre West – 25,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 5.17 hectares on behalf of Bedford Borough Council: development brief, partner selection (St Modwen), development agreement, design & development, planning policy, site acquisitions and retail leasing.

5 PRESTON Tithebarn – 157,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 11.34 hectares on behalf of Grosvenor: opportunity identification, planning policy, design & development strategy, co-operation agreement, development agreement, JLP anchor store, joint venture partner selection and JV agreement (with Lend Lease), site acquisitions & compulsory compensation and retail leasing.

6 MACCLESFIELD Exchange St – 49,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 5.17 hectares on behalf of Wilson Bowden: design & development, planning policy, site acquisitions and retail leasing.

7 STEVENAGE Town Centre Regen - – 130,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 7.03 hectares on behalf of ING Real Estate/Stanhope: selection submission, design & development, financial modelling, development agreement (with Stevenage Borough Council), retail planning policy, site acquisitions and retail preleasing.

8 STOCKPORT Bridgefield – 83,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 4.8 hectares on behalf of Stockport Borough Council: town centre master plan (with BDP), planning policy, development brief, partner selection (Lend Lease), development agreement, site acquisitions & compulsory compensation and retail leasing.

9 NORTHWICH Barons Quay – 54,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 8 hectares on behalf of Vale Royal Borough Council: planning policy, development brief, partner selection (Wilson Bowden), development agreement, site assembly and retail leasing.

10 SHEFFIELD New Retail Quarter – 105,000 m² retail led mixed use development over 8 hectares on behalf of Sheffield City Council: City master plan (with Koetter Kim), planning policy, viability studies, development brief, partner selection, JLP anchor store, development agreement, planning & CPO Inquiries, site acquisitions & compulsory compensation and retail leasing.

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