The Subplot | Senior living, big money from Bolton
11 May 2021, 09:00Comments (0)
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THIS WEEK
The Generation Game: North West developers and investors are looking for ways to make mixed-age and senior living BTR a commercial success.
Family Money: Bolton-based Pitalia Real Estate lines up £180m deals, including a monster subject-to-planning buy. What is its strategy?
Chasing Yields: at what point do urban logistics yields get silly?
SENIOR MOMENT
The big opportunity in later life property
Moorfield Group, well known for its Manchester and Salford build-to-rent investments, is now edging into the care-heavy end of senior living. North West developers and investors are watching.
Menu of initial Hatch Local food hall tenants taking shape
April 15, 2021
Oro, a pasta concept founded by Laine Myers, has signed on to occupy a booth at Hatch Local, a forthcoming food hall in The Current at 400 Hull St. (
Photos courtesy of Oro)
The roster of a soon-to-open Manchester food hall is continuing to fill out, with a former Nota Bene chef joining the fray.
Oro, a pasta concept founded by Laine Myers, has signed on to occupy a booth at Hatch Local, a forthcoming food hall in The Current at 400 Hull St.
Myers is a veteran of the local restaurant scene, having worked at Metzger Bar & Butchery, Graffiato, and most recently Nota Bene in Shockoe Bottom until its closure late last year. She’s been operating Oro as a pop-up concept offering fresh pasta and vegetable dishes.
25 Feb 2021, 15:00
The industry association has appointed Eleanor Ogilvie, senior land and partnerships manager at MCI Developments, as chair of its North West chapter for 2021/22.
Ogilvie will take on the role, which changes annually, from 1 March, succeeding the current chair, Glenbrook’s residential director Shannon Conway.
Ogilvie has been a member of Women in Property for five years. In her role at Wigan-based MCI, she specialises in acquiring land opportunities for affordable housing developments with registered providers across the North West.
The organisation said it sees the year ahead as presenting a great opportunity for individuals and businesses to build on the understanding, compassion and support evidenced in the industry over the past 12 tumultuous months.
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