Stephen Kirk has been appointed as head of asset management for Manchester’s MediaCity.
Kirk has previously served as head of commercial investment at Liverpool City Council, including a secondment with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as its senior investment lead.
Prior to that, he worked in a range of asset management roles at director level within Lapithus/Apollo, Alpha Real Capital and within the European corporate real estate services department at DTZ (now Cushman & Wakefield).
In his new role, Kirk will lead a team of six who oversee the core portfolio of buildings, including the Studios, Orange, Tomorrow, Blue and White towers as well as space beyond the partnership in Quayside MediaCity. He will also look after the cluster of Peel L&P properties along Broadway, including The Nest, The Alex and The Vic.
MediaCity managing director Stephen Wild said: “We are in the midst of an exciting phase for MediaCity where we are continually adapting to market demands through our flexible workspace offer, Arrive, while securing future growth opportunities for our SMEs elsewhere within the site.
“Stephen’s wealth of experience in asset management and insights from the public and private sector will be a great asset as we progress with our phase two plans.”
The move follows planning approval in October last year for a 312,000 sq ft office development in the heart of MediaCity and the recent expansion and rebrand of its flexible workspace offer Arrive.
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