Taylors Countrywide - Retail Letting - Cardiff, Mermaid Quay
Date: 05 Dec 2002
Leading estate agency Taylors Countrywide – part of the national Countrywide Assured Group network – has opened a new flagship office at Mermaid Quay, the new £25m shopping and leisure scheme by joint venture partners Sovereign Land and Schroders’ on the waterfront in the heart of Cardiff Bay.
Unit 13, on pedestrianised Bute Street, provides a total of 76sq m (815 sq ft). It has been taken on a 15 year lease at an annual rental of £21,000 per annum.
Specialising in the sale and letting of residential properties, Taylors Countryside has 36 branches in South Wales and the west of England, two of which are in Cardiff.
Commenting on the choice of Cardiff Bay for the next stage of its expansion, Taylors South West MD Ian Thompson said:
“When we were planning our expansion, we looked all over the UK at some very hot spots includes London’s Canary Wharf, Manchester’s Salford Quays and the Albert Dock in Liverpool, but nothing compared to Cardiff Bay. It has one of the most vibrant housing markets in the country with some of the most prestigious properties.
“Our new Mermaid Quay branch will reflect that. This is not just another office for us, it is unique. People are talking about Cardiff Bay all over the world, the expectations for the area are huge and we intend to match those expectations with a quality product and service that people will talk about too. We have spared no expense on making this office the flagship of the group.”
Commenting on the opening, Graeme Newman, Managing Director of Sovereign Land, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Taylors Countrywide to Mermaid Quay. The company has a proven national track record and will contribute to the vibrant combination of leisure, retail and services that makes Mermaid Quay the heart of Cardiff Bay for local residents and workers as well as visitors.
“In the last few years there has been an explosion of top quality residential property development throughout the Bay area, a market that Taylors Countrywide clearly wishes to tap into.”
The new outlet will join the impressive line up of bars, restaurants and cafés already trading at Mermaid Quay, including Scottish & Newcastle brands Bar 38 and Via Fossa and Noble House’s De:aLto Mediterranean Restaurant as well as Cadwalader Ice-Cream Café, Coffee Mania!, Eddie’s Diner, turquoise, Izakaya Japanese Tavern, Pearl of the Orient Chinese Restaurant, Tapas, Scallops Fish Restaurant, Café Naz Indian Brasserie, On The Waterfront, Tiger Bay Thai Restaurant and Bosphorus Turkish Restaurant. Units have also been let to SFI and Greene King.
Also trading are Ken Picton Hair & Spa, Cardiff Bay Dental Centre, The Glee Club, La Perla Living, Classic Eyes Opticians, The Designer Room Shopping Outlet, IDEAS Sound & Vision and NatWest Bank.
Letting agents for Mermaid Quay are Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker, King Sturge and Philip Hughes Davies.
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