Pictured above: Barry Flint and Chris Hipkiss from GVA with Rowena Crowley from F&C REIT Ireland

GVA's property management team has been appointed by asset managers F&C REIT Ireland to manage Victoria Square House, one of Birmingham's most high profile office buildings, located opposite to the Council House on Victoria Square in the centre of the city. 

With a historic, landmark chateau-styled façade dating back to the 19th Century, Victoria Square House boasts a grand reception area with marble pillars, which leads through to circa 160,000 sq ft of Grade A office space arranged over six floors. 

Christopher Hipkiss, regional director of GVA's Birmingham-based property management team comments: "This is a great time to be taking on the property management responsibilities for Victoria Square House, as we are currently managing a complete area upgrade to the lobby areas of the building. We are also working on a programme to bring the exterior stone work up to the same exceptional standard as the recently renovated Town Hall, which was re-opened in 2007.  

"Victoria Square House offers some of the largest floor-plates in the city, which is very attractive to a number of large occupiers. This trophy address and prime location ensures it is a very well-let multi-tenanted building, and we will be working closely with all of the tenants to actively manage the building going forward."

Leading law firm DLA Piper is the largest tenant, part occupying four floors of Victoria Square House, together with the Gambling Commission and the General Teaching Council. Other tenants include Hudson Global Resources Ltd and OFWAT.  

Rowena Crowley, property manager at F&C REIT Ireland asset managers: "Victoria Square House is one of our prime property assets in the West Midlands and we are currently working to raise the profile of this landmark building in the regional marketplace. We selected GVA as property managers, due to their experience and reputation in the marketplace, quality of management and their hands-on team." 

As part of GVA's strategy for managing Victoria Square House, it will be reviewing and implementing new policies that are environmentally friendly and will have a positive impact on the service charge costs for the building. 

GVA's in-house utility procurement experts will also be working with F&C REIT Ireland asset managers to assess how best value can be achieved for the building occupiers.