FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW - 100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK - GCW

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FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW - 100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK - GCW
FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST
 GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW

100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK
FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW - 100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK - GCW
KEY INVESTMENT CRITERIA                                                                                                                   LOCATION
                                                                                                                                                              Grimsby is located in the north east, 18 miles south east of Hull, 30 miles north east of Lincoln and
                    Opposite new flagship Primark
                   	                                                                                                                                         58 miles east of Sheffield.

                    New 5 year lease to New Look Retailers Limited
                   	
                                                                                                                                                              	The town benefits from excellent road communications, with motorway access
                    Rebased rent from £350,000 to £200,000 per annum
                   	                                                                                                                                           via the M180, 14 miles to the west.

                    Freehold
                   	
                                                                                                                                                              	Direct trains run to Lincoln, Doncaster and Sheffield with a fastest journey time of 54,
                    New Look do not contribute to Freshney Place’s
                   	                                                                                                                                           64 and 88 minutes respectively.
                     service charge
                                                                                                                                                              	Humberside Airport is the nearest international airport and located approximately
                    In close proximity to footfall generators, including
                   	                                                                                                                                           11 miles to the west of the town centre, providing both domestic and international routes.
                     Grimsby’s main car park and bus station

                                                         Seeking offers in excess of

SHIRE
LES
AL PARK
                                                     £1,345,000
                                          Subject to contract and exclusive of VAT.
              NIDDERDALE
                AREA OF
             OUTSTANDING
                                                     Reflecting an attractive
                                                   net
                                                    A1(M) initial yield of 14.00%*
            NATURAL BEAUTY
                                                             A19    A64

                                                                                               A166
                                    HARROGATE          YORK
                                      *after allowing for   purchaser’s costs
                                                                         A614 5.97%.
                                                                               A165

                                                            A64                                                  BEVERLEY
                                          LEEDS BRADFORD                      A19

                       BRADFORD            LEEDS                                          A614
RNLEY
                                                                                                                          HULL
646                 HALIFAX                        CASTLEFORD
                                          M62

                              M62
                                                                        A19
                                                                                    M18
                   HUDDERSFIELD                                                                 SCUNTHORPE                             GRIMSBY
                                                BARNSLEY
M62                                                                    DONCASTER
                                                                                                        M180              HUMBERSIDE
DHAM                                                                                                                                             A16
                                                M1                                                                                 A46
STER                   A628                                                                       A159                                     A18
                                                                                                                A15
                                                     ROTHERHAM
                                                                M18
56                        PEAK DISTRICT    SHEFFIELD                                                                                   LINCOLNSHIRE
                         NATIONAL PARK                                                                                                 WOLDS AONB
                                                           SHEFFIELD
                                                                                                                A15
                                                                                               A156
                                                                                                                                                       A16
                             A623                  A61                                                          LINCOLN            A158
                                                           M1                  A614                   LINCOLN

                                                                                          A1                                              HORNCASTLE
     A523                                                                                                                                                    SKEGNESS
FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW - 100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK - GCW
RETAILING
IN GRIMSBY
The prime retail area in Grimsby is focussed on
Friargate in the Freshney Place Shopping Centre.
The centre links with the pedestrianised Victoria
Street West, which provides a busy thoroughfare
between the commercial district to the east and
the rest of the town centre. Footfall generators         RIVERHEAD
include Primark, Marks and Spencer, Next, Boots,       SQUARE LEISURE
River Island and JD Sports.                             DEVELOPMENT
                                                        ANCHORED BY
                                                         CINEWORLD
Grimsby Council are proactively investing through
the Greater Grimsby Town deal. A total of £67m
is designated for Stage 1, providing investment to
establish enterprise zones to attract and support
businesses. A further £4.1 million is being invested
to improve public realm.

SITUATION
The subject property is located in a 100% prime
area within the Freshney Place Shopping Centre.
It also benefits from good levels of footfall driven
by its close proximity to Grimsby’s main car park
and bus station. The property benefits from dual
frontage onto Victoria Street West.

Primark have recently upsized into a flagship store
opposite to the subject property, demonstrating a
commitment to the location. Other retailers in close
proximity include River Island, Marks & Spencer,
EE, Next, HSBC, Boots Opticians, Superdrug and
Deichmann.

The subject property will benefit from the
Riverhead Square development, where Capreon
have gained planning consent for a £20 million
Cineworld anchored leisure complex.
FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW - 100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK - GCW
DESCRIPTION &
ACCOMMODATION                                                             COVENANT
The building is not listed. Part of the property facing Victoria Street   New Look Retailers Limited (company number 05810406) is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Look Group Limited, owned by Brait
West falls within the Central Grimsby Conservation Area.                  SE Plc. For the year ending 31st March 2019, Brait SE Plc’s portfolio Net Asset Value (NAV) exceeded £968.82m. Other ownerships
                                                                          include Iceland Foods and Virgin Active.
The property has been measured in accordance with the RICS
Property Measurement, 2nd Edition (2018) and has the following            Following New Looks 2018 CVA, the business shut 60 stores and secured rent reductions of between 15% and 55% on another 393
Gross Internal Floor Areas:                                               until 2021. The company reduced its debt from £1.35bn to a manageable £350m, releasing £150m to invest in stores. The business has
                                                                          returned to underlying operating profit, generating £33.2m profit in the year to March 2019.
                                            Sq ft         Sq m

 Ground Floor Sales                       14,158       1,315.32           Customer conversion improved both in-store and online; its ecommerce strategy resulted in a 78% rise in underlying operating profit and
                                                                          increased market share in womenswear.

 First Floor Ancillary                    14,131       1,312.81

 Total                                    28,289       2,628.13

TENURE
Freehold.

TENANCY
The subject property is let to New Look Retailers Limited (company
number 01618428) for a term of 5 years from 3rd September
2019, expiring 2nd September 2024 at a rent of £200,000 per
annum. There is no option to determine. The lease is subject to a
schedule of condition. A building survey is available upon request.

The rent was reduced from £350,000 pa to £227,500 pa following
New Look’s CVA approval in 2018. Due to the profitability of the
store, New Look have subsequently committed to a new 5 year
lease at the current rent passing of £200,000 per annum. New
Look also benefit from being within Freshney Place but do not
contribute towards the shopping centre service charge. This
represents lower occupational costs compared to other units
within the scheme paying approximately £10.00 psf.
FRESHNEY PLACE, 65 VICTORIA STREET WEST GRIMSBY, DN31 1BW - 100% PRIME RE-BASED INVESTMENT OPPOSITE FLAGSHIP PRIMARK - GCW
EPC
                                                                                                                                                                                   The property has an EPC score of C (70). Further information is
                                                                                                                                                                                   available upon request.

                                                                                                                                                                                   VAT
                                                                                                                                                                                   The property is elected for VAT and it is proposed
                                                                                                                                                                                   that the sale will be treated as a ‘TOGC’.

                                                                                                                                                                                   PROPOSAL
                                                                                                                                                                                   We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £1,345,000 (One
                                                                                                                                                                                   Million, Three Hundred and Forty Five Thousand Pounds),
                                                                                                                                                                                   subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase at this price
                                                                                                                                                                                   would equate to an attractive net initial yield of 14.00%,
                                                                                                                                                                                   allowing for purchaser’s costs at 5.97%.

                                                                                                                                                                                   FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                                                                                                                                                   For further information please contact:

                                                                                                                                                                                   Jack Firminger
                                                                                                                                                                                   T: 020 7647 4827
                                                                                                                                                                                   M: 07964 866 964
                                                                                                                                                                                   jack.firminger@gcw.co.uk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               7-10 Chandos Street
                                                                                                                                                                                   Oil Horton                                  London W1G 9DQ
                                                                                                                                                                                   T: 020 7467 4806                            T: 020 7408 0030
                                                                                                                                                                                   M: 07788 695 859                            F: 020 7495 4248
                                                                                                                                                                                   oliver.horton@gcw.co.uk                     www.gcw.co.uk

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