Pictured: Rebecca Cosgrove and Barry Flint
GVA's Birmingham-based Property Management team has been
strengthened with the appointment of a new Associate and the
promotion of another.
Rebecca Cosgrove has joined GVA as an Associate, having
previously worked for Monmouthshire County Council, Warner Estate
Holdings plc and Lloyds TSB. Barry Flint has been promoted to
Associate, having worked at GVA for four years.
Rebecca has been recruited to account manage the Industrious
portfolio, owned by Max Property Group plc. Her role at GVA
involves overseeing the team that actively manage the portfolio,
advising on the asset management and property management of the
portfolio and driving it forward.
Barry has the responsibility for the management of several
Midlands property portfolios, maximising asset return while
minimising risk, together with providing medium and long term
strategic advice on service charges for mixed-use developments.
Barry also manages high profile developments in Birmingham city
centre, such as Alpha Tower, Victoria Square House and Edmund
House.
Christopher Hipkiss, director of GVA's Property Management
Consultancy team said: "The promotion of Barry and the appointment
of Rebecca are as a result of the continued growth of our business
and the portfolios we manage. We are hugely proud of our talented
team and it is highly rewarding to be able to work on such high
profile and complex property portfolios, across the Midlands region
and beyond."
The Max Industrious property portfolio comprises 1,200
commercial units, amounting to a total of 7.5 million sq ft of
predominantly industrial premises in 85 locations.
GVA also continues to provide comprehensive property management
services to the Brindleyplace estate, following the acquisition by
Hines Moorfield in 2010. GVA has managed Brindleyplace and The
Water's Edge since its inception in 1994, which now equates to
92,900 square metres of office space and 9,290 square metres of
retail, restaurants, bars, the Mint hotel, as well as leisure
attractions.