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Bruntwood purchase the Cotton House and Cotton Exchange

On Friday 29th June Bruntwood completed the purchase of The Cotton House on Old Hall Street and the Cotton Exchange on Bixteth Street, both in the center of Liverpool’s business district. The 185,000 sq ft office buildings are the 8th property to be added to Bruntwood’s Liverpool portfolio, taking their Merseyside properties up to 820,000 sq ft.

In the next twelve months Bruntwood plan to undertake a £3 million refurbishment to focus on improving the customer experience for the 70 different businesses all ready in this building.

Bruntwood are justifiably pleased with their latest acquisition with Colin Forshaw, Bruntwood’s sales and development surveyor, commenting, “In the current competitive environment, this off market transaction once again shows that property owners are willing to negotiate solely with Bruntwood due to our reputation for delivering. The Cotton Exchange and Cotton House will diversify our portfolio in the City and present more options for our existing customers as well as attracting new businesses who want a partnership with their supplier of accommodation”

Bruntwood’s Director in Liverpool David Guest comments further, “We understand that we’re buying more than just an office building, the Cotton Exchange and Cotton House are occupied by businesses that we’re looking forward to calling our customers and it’s vital they feel that way. Our business is about long term investment into people, their business and the places in which they operate. That’s why we plan to install our own high standard of customer service that over 130 businesses across the City are all ready benefiting from”.

As the buildings names indicate historically they acted as a Cotton Exchange and in their heyday presided over most of the world’s cotton deals. The sculptures in around the buildings are a testament their history, representing the River Mersey, Navigation and Commerce. They were all salvaged from the buildings original frontage.