The Haston House office building on the western outskirts of Edinburgh is being refurbished at a cost of £4.5 million.
Commercial landlord CEG is investing in full window replacement, exterior decorations, an interior revamp of offices, shared areas and reception with changing rooms, secure bike storage and coffee servery.
The building at South Gyle Business Park will comprise of flexible office suites ranging from 4000 to 70,000 sq ft, available as single suites, on a floor by floor basis or self-contained wings. It is due to be ready by autumn 2020 and letting agents include Savills and EYCO.
Grace Lewis, investment manager at CEG, said: “Our comprehensive refurbishment of Haston House will create flexible, contemporary workspace which will appeal all businesses. We have used our extensive experience in designing workspace with the end tenant in mind, in order to deliver modern, open plan environments which harness productivity helping businesses to attract and retain the best talent. With a focus on wellness, we have created a new benchmark for out-of-town offices.”
South Gyle Business Park is home to BT, Fujitsu, Sainsburys, HSBC and RBS. CEG also manages the nearby Stones Business Park.
Savills director Mike Irvine said: “Edinburgh is a very strong market, with high occupier interest and low availability. By refurbishing Haston House to create the highest quality workspace in a prime location, benefitting from a raft of facilities and exceptional tram, rail, motorway and airport links, we expect strong interest."
