Urban Splash appoints new director and announces 100,000 sq ft of deals

The 100,000 sq ft of lettings were completed throughout 2016; a raft of significant December deals – including the entire 27,500 sq ft it let to sports brand, Fanatics at the newly refurbished Stubbs Mill in Manchester – helped the company reach the milestone.
The news dovetails with the announcement that incumbent associate director Emily Handslip has been promoted to commercial lettings director. Emily, who lives in the Midlands but works across the entire Urban Splash portfolio has been with the business for over ten years. Formerly with DTZ her most notable successes are the pre-let of Fort Dunlop when it opened in 2006 and the transformation of Royal William Yard in Plymouth through the acquisition of a great suite of tenants including Wagamama, Prezzo and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage.

Emily said: "The past decade has been an incredible journey for me and the entire Urban Splash commercial team. We’re blessed with managing a variety of interesting, high quality space across the UK; from new and exciting space like Stubbs Mill in Manchester to established favourites like the Tea Factory, we have solutions to fit all businesses whether large corporations or smaller start ups.

"2016 was a great year for Urban Splash and we are excited about the opportunities that 2017 will bring for the team; Mansion House in Manchester, where we’ve just received planning permission for apartments, cafes, shops and offices, and Smith’s Dock in North Shields, a large mixed use site with our partners Places for People. I can’t wait to work on them and our existing portfolio to help more great businesses move to well-designed workspaces.”