AO finds a home at Bruntwood SciTech’s 111 Piccadilly

Bruntwood SciTech, a joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal & General and Greater Manchester Pension Fund, has secured electrical retailer AO as a tenant in its 76,000 sq ft 111 Piccadilly in Manchester city centre. The group has agreed a five-year lease to take the 3,840 sq ft 15th floor of the building at a rent of £38.50 per sq ft. The space will serve as a satellite creative hub for its animators, production staff and graphic designers. Joshua Hancock, associate commercial director at Bruntwood SciTech, said: “Following a long-standing and positive relationship with AO during their time as a customer at Baskerville House, we are incredibly excited to welcome them back into the Bruntwood SciTech portfolio as the firm looks to strengthen its creative offering. “There is no better home for them to do so than in Manchester – recently named the UK’s ‘creative capital’ – and at 111 Piccadilly specifically, where the team will be surrounded by like-minded, forward-thinking tech and creative businesses.” Bruntwood SciTech was advised by Knight Frank and Savills; OBI acted for AO. Check out Manchester letting deals >> Photo © Bruntwood SciTech