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Ithasbeenalocallandmarksince1907andnowit’senteringanewera,followinga £3minvestment.TheWearCommissionersbuildingonthecornerofStThomas StreetandJohnStreethasbeentakenoverbyAdavoWorkspace,acompanywhich specialisesinbreathingnewlifeintohistoricbuildingsandturningthemintowork spaces
M Manyofthebuilding’smagnificentfeatureshavebeenretainedandSalesDirector, MartinPeace,hasrevealedthatthecompanyarealreadydelightedaboutthe occupancyrate
“BecauseofCovidtherewasobviouslyanumberofunforeseenholdupsbutwe’ve actuallyonlybeenproperlyopenforaroundsixmonthsandwearealreadyat40 percentoccupancy,”hesaid.
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“Andthat’sareallygoodresultPeopleareabsolutelyoverwhelmedwhentheysee thebuildingandwhatitnowhastooffer”
Thetransformationhascreated50spaces,includinglargerroomsthatcanbehiredformeetings ButforMartinitalsohasamuchwiderknockoneffect
“Thebuildinghascreatedbetween250-300jobs,that’speopleworkinginthecitycentrewhowillvisitshopsandrestaurants, sowillalsogiveafurtherboosttothelocaleconomy,”hesaid.
NorthEast-basedAdavohasbuiltitsnamebytransformingoldbuildings,notablyinBlyth,JarrowandWallsendbeforeithit upSunderland
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“Wearealwayslookingfornewbuildingssowehopethiswon’tbeourlostprojectinthecity,”hesaid Thecompanyisalsolookingtoexpandnationallyandrepeatitswinningformulaincitiesandtownsnationwide.
“Therearesomanywonderfulbuildingsthatcanberepurposedandbroughtbacktolife,”hesaid
