NEWCASTLE 8-16 NUN STREET NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE1 5AQ - FREEHOLD HIGH YIELDING RETAIL INVESTMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT - Allsop
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NEWCASTLE 8-16 NUN STREET NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NE1 5AQ FREEHOLD HIGH YIELDING RETAIL INVESTMENT WITH SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS • The university city of Newcastle is the economic and cultural centre for the north east of England • Newcastle has a primary catchment area of some 859,000 people and ranks Newcastle 8th out of the 70 PROMIS retail centres throughout the UK • Highly prominent City Centre site within close proximity to the prime retailing pitch • Effective island site with dual access on to Nun Street (fronting Grainger Market) and Newgate Street • Attractive period and part Grade II listed frontage (Nun Street) of high architectural merit • Immediately opposite Grainger Market, a 226 bed 4-star hotel and close to The Gate Shopping Centre and prime retail pitch • Former department store arranged over basement, ground and four upper floors totalling 50,268 sq ft • Secure income let to Wilko Stores Limited for a further 6.2 years at £525,000 per annum, equating to £10.68 psf • Good trading store, ranked within the top 25% of the Wilko portfolio, based on turnover • Medium-term potential to comprehensively re-develop the site to provide alternative uses, subject to vacant possession and planning • Newcastle City Centre continues to benefit from strong residential and student accommodation demand PROPOSAL Offers are sought in excess of £6,560,000 (Six Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Pounds), subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase price at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 7.50%, subject to standard purchaser’s costs and a low capital rate of £130 psf. DATA ROOM For access to the Allsop Marketing Data Room, please refer to the following link: https://datarooms.allsop.co.uk/register/ wilkonewcastle Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ OSBOURNE ROAD EXHIBITION PARK (Amenities) & TOWN MOOR JESMOND RVI HOSPITAL NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL HAYMARKET ST JAMES’ PARK MONUMENT MANORS ST JAMES EAST PILGRIM STREET NORTHUMBERLAND STREET CHINA TOWN (Prime retail pitch) DEVELOPMENT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY INTU ELDON BUSINESS SCHOOL SQUARE MANORS STATION GRAINGER MARKET THE GATE SHOPPING CENTRE NATIONAL TRUST HOSPITAL HAMPTON BY HILTON NEWCASTLE CENTRAL STATION Outline for identification purposes only. Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
Great North Brandling Road Skateboard Village Jesmond Park Heaton Park Medical CL Great North School AR EM Museum: RD R O AD O N Hancock SAN DYFO Jesmond Vale T Royal Victoria RO PO AD RT Infirmary LA 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ SANDYFORD ROAD ND RO AD AD O IA R Northumbria TO R GE V IC R ID University STO DDA SB EEN S P LA CE Sport Central RA ST MARY’ QU R R City Hall BA T STR Haymarket & Pool EET Haymarket Bus Station John Dobson Newcastle United L EA C LA Street City STO ZE Football Club R E N C E STR EET Eldon Garden SP Campus D CENTR DA AR Shopping Centre R East TS KR Laing T A L M OT O OA Art Gallery D Monument N EW BRIDG E STREET Ouse Newcastle RWAY A167(M University St James T ST Manors Manors C RAW HALL KE Business intu Eldon MA R Battle EET School Square G IB SO N STR Shopping Field Chinatown ) ROAD Theatre EET STR The Centre Royal XTO N ET BU Gate RE Grainger ET T TR E LS ES N City Road Town UR EL Newgate LB O ME Sandgate OW Street ST Marine Toffee Gateshead O2 Grey Street Millennium Wharf Factor A19 Academy Old Bridge Newcastle LOCATION DE A T Law Courts ST DS Millennium Newcastle OO R Bridge EE GW LIN Quayside T Arts Centre C OL Quayside BALTIC A1 Discovery E Centre for ID A696 Museum Q UA YS Contemporary Art OA D HO RE R Newcastle LL TH S HI SO U ROAD LINKS Central Station SA ND Gateshead Mill Coach Quays Road St. Mary’s NEWCASTLE A167(M) 0.6 miles Station Centre for Life Heritage Northern Hillgate Haw UPON TYNE Centre Design Centre RD A69 A1 2.7 miles Newcastle Quay Road D O College O W TS A194(M) 5.1 miles O FO SC RT H BA N Baltic A69 4.9 miles Gateshead KS A19 Key: Business A1 D Centre Quarter WR SUNDERLAND Main Line Station AS KE A694 Metro H IG Metro Radio H ST RAIL Arena Buses QuayLink R E ET D Trinity G AT TR A693 OR Square ESH Durham 12 mins NS AN E EAD KL CO PAR A690 E Jackson Sunderland 21 mins INC Street PR Gateshead Edinburgh 1hr 24 mins Interchange A691 A167 London 2hr 51 mins AD RO W The university city of Newcastle is KE PETERLEE AS Newcastle benefits from having well established transport links. By road, junction A68 65 of the A1(M) is situated some Civic9 miles to the south of the city and provides DURHAM A19 the economic and cultural centre access to the UK motorway Centre network. By rail, the city is on the electrified East AIR for the north east of England and Coast Mainline railway which connects London to Edinburgh. Virgin Trains run the main franchise and the fastest journey time from London to Newcastle is is located some 10 miles inland approximately 3 hours. Trains continue through to Edinburgh with a journey time BISHOP Newcastle Airport 4.4 miles of around 1½ hours. AUCKLAND HARTLEPOOL Durham Tees Valley Airport 33.9 miles from the north east coast, A1(M) Newcastle is also one of the few UK cities to have an underground railway Leeds Bradford Airport 77.5 miles approximately 280 miles north system (Metro). Operated by Nexus, the system provides an urban transport A688 A177 A689 Edinburgh Airport 95.5 miles of London, 105 miles south of network of 2 main lines serving 60 stations throughout the Tyne & Wear area. Services run north to the airport, south to Sunderland and east as far as Whitley Edinburgh and 100 miles north Bay. Newcastle International Airport is located around 5 miles north west of the NEWTON AYCLIFFE MIDDLESBROUGH of Leeds. city centre and offers flights to London as well as a large number of European destinations. ARD A66 A174 TLE DARLINGTON Tees Valley A19 A1 Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ DEMOGRAPHICS PROMIS estimate that Newcastle has a primary catchment area of some 859,000 people. This ranks Newcastle 8th out of the 70 PROMIS retail centres throughout the UK. The city’s estimated shopping catchment population is 392,000, ranking it 14th. Newcastle is the north east of England’s principal focus of economic activity. It is a popular location for businesses given the large local (relatively low cost) labour supply and financial incentives. Sky, Tesco Bank, Home Group and Sitel Corporation all have major call centres here. Still within the financial and business services sector, several of the UK’s major accountancy and professional services firms have large regional offices in Newcastle. These include Eversheds, Bond Dickinson, PWC, Brewin Dolphin, Sage Group, Enter UK and Accenture. The city also has 2 universities with a combined student population in excess of 42,000. NEWCASTLE RETAIL Major retail anchors are present in the form of two full line department stores (Fenwick and John Lewis) as well as the UK’s main fashion variety stores (Marks & Spencer, Primark and Debenhams). Newcastle’s Marks & Spencer is one of the largest outside London and underwent a major refurbishment in 2006. The city is also home to a large indoor 6 day market and 10 city centre car parks providing in excess of 7,000 car parking spaces. The city centre is also renowned as a night time and cultural venue, attracting visitors and tourists from across the UK and beyond. The city’s prime retailing circuit is centred around the short nature. The network of streets here (Grey Street, Hood Street, section of Northumberland Street from the junction of Blackett Grainger Street etc) radiating from Grey’s Monument are known Street extending north to Marks & Spencer and into and locally as ‘Grainger Town’ and include some of Newcastle’s finest through the large covered shopping centre: the Intu centre buildings built by the prominent Victorian developer Richard (formerly known as the Eldon Centre). Grainger in the early 19th Century, epitomised by the grand The Intu shopping centre was one of the UK’s first major Theatre Royal on Grey Street. covered city centre shopping centres and opened in 1976. It This area is undergoing significant improvement and a mix of now comprises some 1.4m sq ft and accommodates around high quality family dining and specialist retailing is emerging 150 retail and leisure units. The centre is anchored by a John within close proximity of the Monument. Lewis department store and a 500 space multi-storey car Continuing south, Grainger Street meets a crossroads with park. It integrates into two of the city’s other anchor stores: Newgate Street to the west and Bigg Market to the east. Fenwick and Marks & Spencer that both have frontages onto Bigg Market, extending east, was traditionally the focus of Northumberland Street and entrances into the Intu centre. Newcastle’s nightlife and comprises many pubs and restaurants South of its junction with Blackett Street, Northumberland Street situated on Bigg Market and in the small network of streets becomes Pilgrim Street and becomes more secondary in running off it. Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
SITUATION The property is located on the south side of Nun Street and extends back to Newgate Street onto which it has an additional frontage and customer entrance. This is a very busy location with footfall enhanced on the Nun Street frontage by the presence of the historic Grainger Market. Retailers in the immediate vicinity include the likes of Perfect Home, Betfred, Park Lane Cards and Bowers of Newcastle. An alleyway, ‘Nun’s Lane’ runs the length of the eastern flank of the building. The southern frontage of the property lies on Newgate Street. The former Newgate Shopping Centre, opposite, was comprehensively re-developed in 2018 and includes a 226 bedroom, four star Maldron Hotel: the Dalata Group’s first company owned opening in the mainland UK along with 575 student residences and 20,000 sq m of retail and leisure accommodation. Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ WILKO NEWGATE STREET ENTRANCE DESCRIPTION TENANCY The property comprises a former department store building which has The property is let to Wilko Retail Limited (Company number 365335) on been amalgamated into the adjoining property by way of a façade a 25 year lease from 26th September 1996 expiring 25th September retention scheme to provide enlarged retail floorplates on what is 2021. The Tenant entered into a reversionary lease in January 2017, effectively an island site. Originally comprising the ‘Farnons’ Department extending the term to 25th September 2026, providing approximately Store, the site was redeveloped in c. 1996 to encompass a plot 6.2 years’ term certain. At the same time the reversionary lease was spanning from Nun Street to Newgate Street and now extends to 50,268 entered into the rent was ‘rebased’ via a deed of variation to its current sq ft (4,670 sq m) arranged over basement, ground and three upper level of £525,000 per annum. floors. The Nun Street portions of the property date to c.1835. The revised rent passing reflects £10.68 per sq. ft. overall, discounting the The rear portion of the building fronting Newgate Street is typically of steel basement areas. The tenant did not receive any rent free for extending framed construction with upper floors of reinforced concrete slabs. There the lease term, therefore the revised rent should be viewed as the “Net are further steel mezzanine structures in place. The Nun Street side of Effective” rent. the building is constructed around a retained façade which has been mechanically fixed to concrete supporting structures. ACCOMMODATION Internally, there is 1 no. passenger lift (1996, 12 persons, 1,000 kg) and 2 no. goods lifts (2 x 2,000 kg). The building is heated / cooled by 3 no. Description GIA Sq m GIA Sq ft roof-mounted heat recovery modules (R407C) with various further split cassette AC units to the ancillary areas. Basement 85.67 922 The building is located within the Newcastle Central Conservation Area Ground Floors Sales 1,372.03 14,768 and the Nun Street elevation is subject to a Grade II listing (1106378, First Floor Sales 1,350.83 14,540 12th Nov 1965). Second Floor Café/Sales 853.79 9,190 TENURE Second Mezzanine Offices 240.35 2,587 Freehold. Third Floor Warehouse 580.17 6,244 Fourth Offices/Eaves 187.47 2,017 Total 4,670.31 50,268 WILKO NUN STREET ENTRANCE Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ TRADING TURNOVER THROUGHOUT YEAR 2020 2020 PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS The financial year ended 2020 has presented a challenging 2O2O £1.4BN trading environment for retailers across the UK, yet despite this, Wilko Retail has made significant progress on continuing to strengthen commercial and financial controls with a focus on strategic cost control and cash discipline. In 2020, the Company’s total sales reduced by £80.2M to £1.4BN, based on a 52 week comparative period; retail like for like sales reduced by 6.1%. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was £41.4M, an increase of £8.5M on the preceding year, representing an increase of 26%. EBITDA PROFIT Cash discipline remains a key priority of the Company with nil banking facilities drawn throughout the preceding financial year. ESSENTIAL UP 26% £6.3M Continued cash discipline has provided a free cash flow of £21.7M, with total losing cash in Feb 2020 of £93.6M. COVID-19 RETAILER £41.4M BEFORE TAX COVID-19 CONTINGENCY PLANNING In February 2020, the Company successfully concluded a review to confirm the Company will continue to hold sufficient cash reserves despite the current economic uncertainty introduced by the . These forecasts assumed reduced trading for a 6 month period of social distancing followed by a lag period before trading levels are expected to return to normal levels. In March 2020 the Company’s total overdraft facility was increased to £37.5M along with a similar supply chain facility CASH RETAIL £93.6M 416 increase in Feb 2020 from £5M to £20M. The director’s also assessed a severe downside scenario, if a situation occurred whereby government restrictions change and all Wilko stores are closed for a 6 month period, with a phased RESERVES STORES recovery thereafter. In light of the company’s net assets of over £99M at 01/02/2020, and cash reserves of £93.6M, there is an expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Wilko, as an essential retailer, has kept stores open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ Wilko Newcastle provides excellent potential to deliver The site sits opposite the highly successful 2018 developed McAleer & Rushe development providing: a high quality mixed use scheme subject to vacant • 269 BEDROOM HOTEL • 575 STUDENT UNITS possession & necessary consents. • 2,000 SQ M COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION Population in excess of 298,883 residents in Newcastle Upon Tyne. UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE Newcastle University is the fourth largest employer in the North East. In terms of education, Newcastle University has received academic acclaim and is a member of the prestigious Northumbria University has Russell Group that comprises the leading 24 universities in the invested £200 million in its UK and is ranked among the 150 best universities in the world. city centre campus over The university has recently introduced new courses, including Pharmacy, making it one of the few universities to offer this the past ten years. degree. Recent investment includes a £30 million extension of the sports centre which is due to open in 2020 as well as the £350 million Science Central project (in partnership with the City Council) homing National Innovation Centres as well as new lecture halls and student facilities. A magnet for students’ and NATIONAL STUDENT MARKET boasts over 43,000 full time In the UK, student accommodation as an asset class continues This is highlighted by the continuing increase in purpose built student students. Headline rental to perform well and increase in popularity. New investors have accommodation and new entry investors investing into the market. growth for purpose built student recognised the security of income and good rental growth that student Fundamental to the sector’s resilience is the growth in applicants looking accommodation (PBSA) accommodation offers. The sector is particularly resilient to ongoing to come to University from the European Union and the rest of the world. macro-economic issues and remains robust in uncertain markets. (UCAS, 2017/2018) increased by 2.26% for the 2018/19 academic year. NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY NEWCASTLE OCCUPATIONAL DEMAND: STUDENT ACCOMMODATION Northumbria University is the biggest university in the northeast There are approximately 15,000 purpose built student bed spaces in Newcastle upon Tyne split between the university and private ownership, with of England, and it is investing £22 million in its city campus to 3,700 currently under construction. Excluding the development pipeline, there are 3.4 students per PBSA bed space. improve the student experience, with a new ‘Student Central Newcastle University has Zone.’ The university has been ranked in the top ten British recently been involved Universities and Colleges Sports league table for 5 years and in the £250 million Full Time Part Time Total Full Time Applications Per Total PBSA Beds Development Students Per PBSA has recently invested £30 million in its sports centre including Place Available Pipeline Bed Space a swimming pool, climbing wall and a 3,000 seat indoor Science Central project area. In 2004, in recognition of the academic achievements Newcastle University 22,245 1,550 23,795 6.10 alongside the city 15,000 3,700 3.4 of the two Universities, the UK government designated the City council. Northumbria University 21,145 6,020 27,165 5.10 of Newcastle as one of six UK science cities. *PBSA – Purpose Build Student Accommodation Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ 8-16 NUN STREET, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE1 5AQ Over the previous 24 months the core of Newcastle City Centre has witnessed very limited alternative use development due to restricted supply. Ouseburn Holland Park Park NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS TO INCLUDE: 2 NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STUDENT HOUSING: Castle Leazes Royal Victoria HADRIAN’S TOWER Infirmary 1 162 predominantly one and two- 1 2 bedroomed apartments, as well as a café, laundrette, open-plan meeting Newcastle space and an exclusive 26th floor Benwell College sky lounge. To further benefit from Sports Ground on-site concierge, cleaning services, Leazes maintenance, resident support, Wi-Fi Park and high-speed broadband. City Powys Place Stadium STRAWBERRY PLACE WESTGATE STRAWBERRY PLACE The site is currently mainly car parking 2 3 4 between the Strawberry pub and The Gate, will comprise of four blocks: Blocks A and D would be residential, (M) including a 21 storey tower with over 300 residential apartments. Block A167 B to provide high end offices, of which 40% has already been pre-let. BA RR St James’ AC 4 1 KR Park Eldon Garden Block C to provide a hotel, bars and OA DA Shopping Centre 189 restaurants. High Street Group who developed Hadrian’s tower are in Beechburn Walk 7 6 8 BLANDFORD SQUARE PLUMMER HOUSE, MARKET ST charge of the development. AY 5 CENTRAL MOTORW JESMOND 360 5 3 This development is ongoing to Avolon Walk 4 provide 85 apartments with doorstep intu gardens and terraces, as well as Science Eldon Square Shopping Centre 9 communal rooftop gardens with Central panoramic views, the proposed 12- and 18- storey buildings will also offer units on the lower floors for St Ann’s Farrington commercial and leisure uses. 5 Marshalls Court Court Keelmen’s Hospital BLANDFORD SQUARE 1 Half Moon Yard BRETT WHARF A186 6 7 A new development on the 4 Southbank of the River Tyne, directly opposite Newcastle’s quayside and a A189 short walk to Gateshead’s world- 3 A186 2 D BOULEVAR famous cultural quarter. The Millennium development will comprise up to 269 Bridge apartments. The site will have two ST JAMES’ buildings, containing apartments, office, gym, commercial and communal space. VERDE PITT STREET STUDIOS Central Station TY NEWCASTLE HELIX NE Aberdeen 8 9 BR 5 Plans have been submitted to Wharf Arts IDGE Newcastle City Council which Centre A1 involves developing three buildings, 67 each with six to eight storeys to Newcastle provide 66 new homes. College Saltmeadows Cruddas Park 3 Shopping Centre ST JAMES POINT IQ COLLINGWOOD Queen Elizabeth II Bridge Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential Freehold High Yielding Retail Investment with Significant Redevelopment Potential
VAT The property is elected for VAT and it is anticipated the transaction will be treated as a Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC). EPC The property has an EPC rating of D(78). ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING A successful bidder will be required to provide information to satisfy the AML requirements when Head of Terms are agreed. DATA ROOM For access to the Allsop data room please use the following link: https://datarooms.allsop.co.uk/register/wilkonewcastle PROPOSAL Offers are sought in excess of £6,560,000 (Six Million, Five Hundred and Sixty Thousand Pounds), subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase price at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 7.50%, subject to standard purchaser’s costs and a low capital rate of £130 psf. For further information or to make arrangements for viewing please contact: Tom Dales Lottie Hayward 020 7543 6866 020 7543 6750 07799 663631 07817 549237 tom.dales@allsop.co.uk lottie.hayward@allsop.co.uk allsop.co.uk Misrepresentation Act: 1. Allsop LLP on its own behalf and on behalf of the vendor/lessor of this property whose agent Allsop LLP is, gives notice that: (a) these particulars do not constitute in whole or in part an offer or contract for sale or lease; (b) none of the statements contained in these particulars as to the property are to be relied on as statements or representations of fact; and (c) the vendor/lessor does not make or give, and neither Allsop LLP nor any of its members or any person in its employment has any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. The only representations, warranties, undertaking’s and contractual obligations to be given or undertaken by the vendor/lessor are those contained and expressly referred to in the written contract for sale or agreement for lease between the vendor/lessor and a purchaser or tenant. 2. Prospective purchasers or tenants are strongly advised to: (a) satisfy themselves as to the correctness of each statement contained in these particulars; (b) inspect the property and the neighbouring area; (c) ensure that any items expressed to be included are available and in working order; (d) arrange a full structural (and where appropriate environmental) survey of the property; and (e) carry out all necessary searches and enquiries. The market statistics, rental and investments comparables have been supplied by third parties and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Allsop is the trading name of Allsop LLP. Design CommandD www.commandHQ.co.uk 07.20
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