Toll specialist ties up Broad Gate deal

Mobility solutions firm Emovis has signed for 12,500 sq ft at the central Leeds office building, agreeing a 10-year deal.

Emovis, which works across Europe and the US, will have a five-year break on the space, a landmark location overlooking The Headrow, as it moves its Harrogate operation to the building.

Victoria Harris, office agency associate with Knight Frank in Leeds, advised Emovis. She said: “This is a very important deal, underlining the quality of Broad Gate. Emovis have taken part of the fifth floor of this very special building.”

Broad Gate is a 300,000 sq ft flagship mixed-use development combining office space with a suite of ‘penthouse’ offices, together with four prime retail units.

Hays Recruitment, which previously occupied the suite where Emovis will be based, has relocated elsewhere within Broad Gate. The company moved into Broad Gate in June 2019.

Other occupiers include the Yorkshire Building Society, serviced office provider Orega, Colliers, Ramboll Environ and Kaplan.

Broad Gate was formerly the home of Lewis’s, the first department store in Leeds, which was built in 1932, with Allders later taking over. Redeveloped in the late 2000s, the scheme’s large floorplates have always been a key selling point.

Knight Frank and Colliers are joint letting agents on Broad Gate.

Among the infrastructure projects where Emovis has provided tech is the Mersey Gateway bridge close to Runcorn, which opened in late 2017.

Harris continued: “Broad Gate is one of the finest office developments in Yorkshire. The excellent location, overlooking The Headrow, has all the benefits of the city centre on its doorstep. The recent transformation of this historic building has provided a unique opportunity to take up some of the most remarkable space in the city centre.

“There’s no doubt that Emovis are ideally suited to their new home, with their flourishing business perfectly aligned to the quality and prestige of Broad Gate. I am confident Emovis will be very happy here, as their business continues to expand.”