Parr Street Pre-Sales Brochure 2012
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Full Income Hotel & PodZzz 2 Tenanted Bars Full Income Offices Tenanted Recording Studios Iconic Liverpool Recording Studios and Hotel Up For Sale Parr Street Studios has been helping create top 10 albums and singles here in the UK and overseas since 1992. Amazon Studios was purchased by the Genesis Pension Fund in the early 90’s and moved from Kirby to Parr Street to create 5 recording studios in 1992. These recording studios still exist with Studio 1 and Studio 3 now being the busiest. Many big names have recorded at Parr Street. Here are a few: - 808 State, Act of Faith, Alfie, Alterkicks, Amorphis, Anathema, Andy Prior, Aswad, Apes Pigs & Spacemen, Atomic Kitten, Atonal, Aquarius Baby Mother, Badly Drawn Boy, Bandit Queen, The Bandits, Belly , Barry Manilow, Basement, Beautiful South, Berri, Beyond, The, Big Circus, Big Yoga Muffin, Bizaar Inc, Bjork, Black Sabbath, Black Star, The Black Velvets, Blaze, Blue Amazon, Blueseed, Boa, Bolt Thrower, The Boo Radleys, Bottom Dollar, Boutique, Burn, Buzzcocks, Brian Jacques, Brianna Corrigan, Brotherhood, Bullyrag, Brutal Truth, Butterfly Child, Carcass, Carla Werner, Carmel, Cassidy, CAST, Cat Scratch Fever, Cecil, The Charlatans, Chelsea, China Crisis, Christians, The, Chris Norman, Cleopatra, The Clint Boon Experience, Clinic, Copacabana, Coldplay, Coral, Crackout, Cradle of Faith, Crane Builders, Crescent, Daisy Hicks, Dave Hughes, DBH, Dead 60's, Deadline, Deadly Living Sins, Dearly Beheaded, Demon, Departure, Diablo, Diana Ross, Disincarnate, Dodgy, Dogs, Dom Rowlet, Doves, Drop Science, Dr Phibes, Dubwar, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eden, Edsel, Elbow, Electrafixion, Elvischrist, Embrace, Emily Remic, Energy 26, Everton Football Club, The Farm, Feeder, Fish Monkey Man, Foobar, Formula One, Frank & Walters, Fudgetunel, Gheko, Girlfriends, Glass, Gluebound, God Boy, Gomez, Good Earth, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, Grace Jones, Hankypark, Hayley Westenra, Headswim, Heartland, Herbert Gronemeyer, High Brass, Howard Jones, Howling Bells, Hurricane, I am Kloot, Ian Asbury, Ian Gillan, Ian McNabb, If I Were King, The Infections, Inspiral Carpets, Jack Roberts, Jan Johnson, Jazz Kooner, Jimmy Rae, Joanna McGreggor, Jill Jones, John Butler, John Martyn, John Murphy, Jo Cang, Keiko, Killing Joke, K-Klass, Kings of Convienience, Kings of Infinite Space, L20, The Laze, Lightning Seeds, Lionrock, Listening Pool, Liverpool Football Club, Liverpool MVC, Lobster, Longview, Love Like Blood, Llanddulas M.V.C., Lucid, MN8, Machinehead, Manbreak, Manmade, Mansun, Marillion, Mike Marconi, Mark Owen, The Master Singers, Mat Turner, Medusa’s Spite, Maya, Mew, Michelle Gayle, Mike Peters, Miriam Lamen, Moby, Monoco, MULU, My Red Cell, Mystic Meg, My Vitriol, Molly Half Head, Napalm Death, Neville Skelly, New England, New Model Army, New Order, The North, Nowhere Near the Garden, N-Trance, N-Trust, Oceanic, Oleta Adams, OMD, One Minute Silence, Ooberman, Osun Arts Foundation, Other Side of Sound, Paolo Nutini, Paul Cooper, Pele, Pete Wylie, Pinhole, Pitchshifters, Power Junkies, Pride, Pulp, Pure Essence, The Quarrymen, Q-Stix, Quest, Rail Town Bottlers, Rain, Real People, Ricky Thomlinson, River City People, Roberto DaNova, Rooster, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Roy "Chubby" Brown, Russell Watson, Ryan Carter, Sandi Thom, Saxon, Scaffold, Scorpio Rising, The Sessions, 747's, Shed Seven, Simon Wilcox , Simply Red, Sister Soleil, Skin, Skinlab, Skyscraper, Sleeper, Small, Snow Patrol, Sophie Ellis Baxter, Soul Symphony, Space, Speedball, Spice Girls, Space Monkeys, Starsailor, Stephen Triffet, Stick Boy, Straight Jacket Fits, The Stands, Super Furry Animals, Sussed, Stereolabs, Stereophonics, Stone Roses, The Stranglers, Supernaturals, Take That, Terror Vision, Thea Gilmore, The Embassy, Teenage Fanclub, ThisWay, Gavin Thorpe, Total Chaos, Tour De Force, Uncut, Vanessa Brown, Velvet Jones, Verve, Voy, Waikiki, The Wedding Present, Wireless, Witness, Whatever, Wildhearts, Year Zero and many more... 2 Recorded at Parr Street… Mixed Use Investment Opportunity Business Unaffected Freehold together with Hotel Business & Tenant Rental ● 20,000 sq ft / 1,858 sq m ● 18 bedroom hotel ● 2 award winning bars & event venues ● 10 offices ● 7 space car park ● 2 fully equipped recording studios ● Prominent City Centre Position ● Potential to Expand ● Close to Liverpool ONE, Chinatown, Restaurants, Bars, Colleges and Universities For sales enquiries please contact: The sale of the freehold of Parr Street Studios is being handled by joint sales agents:- Andrew Owen of Mason Owen parr street studios Parr Street Studios Limited Gladstone House, Union Court, Liverpool L2 4UQ 33-45 Parr Street Direct Dial: +44(0)151 242 3120 and hotel Liverpool Mobile: +44(0)7798 576789 the home of coldplay’s first 3 albums United Kingdom Email: [email protected] L1 4JN Hotel Andrew Moore, GVA Humberts Leisure …............................. www.parrstreet.co.uk 81 Fountain Street, Manchester, M2 2EE Bars Direct Dial: +44(0)161 956 4024 …............................. Mobile: +44(0)7920 824280 Offices Email: [email protected] …............................. Recording Studios For press enquiries please contact: For all media enquiries relating to the sale of Parr Street Studios, please contact Jayne Moore on +44 (0)7773 846962 Online Sales info: www.parrstreet.co.uk/ParrSt/Preview.htm or by email at [email protected] Freehold for Sale 3 Parr Street Studios 32 Studio 1 Sales Particulars Studio 1 is based around a Neve VR60 Legend, recording to Studer 2” or Pro Tools HD. It’s fully equipped with an exquisite Index….. selection of outboard and microphones, but what makes it stand out from the crowd is the huge live room with natural 5 Sales Summary light, great sounding stone room, amp room with boutique guitar amps, Yamaha C3 grand piano, Hammond B3 and EMT 140 plate reverb. Studio 1 has its own lounge and kitchen. 7 Hotel Parr Street Studios is still a thriving recording studio, but has 35 Studio 3 been expanded to include a boutique 12-bedroom hotel - 3 Studio 3 is famous for being the room where Chris Martin twins, 8 doubles and a 1 triple. wrote ‘The Scientist’, and Coldplay recorded most of their debut album ‘Parachutes’. It’s got a fantastic creative vibe 13 PodZzz A concept developed by Gary Millar, PodZzz offer inventive, and quick workflow, making it ideal for writing and demo-ing futuristic accommodation within Liverpool’s Parr Street new songs. The upright piano and selection of vintage instru- Studios. Compact and stylish, each pod features an LED TV. ments definitely make it the musicians choice - and with a full There are 5 single PodZzz and 1 double Love PodZzz. The Pro Tools HD system, huge mic collection, and newly installed Hotel is operated by Parr Street Studios Ltd. British-built Audient ASP8024-24 console - engineers and producers love it to. 21 The Attic Bar Previously called 3345 the Attic lounge bar and restaurant is 38 About The Area/Location a central social oasis designed for creative's and their Parr Street Studios and Hotel is located at 33-45 Parr Street friends.. in Liverpool's up-and-coming Ropewalks area. Positioned close to Liverpool Lime Street Station, Central Stations and 24 STUDIO2 Liverpool John Lennon Airport and just over two hours from Independent Magazine's "Top 50 Best Bar" and Theme London by train Magazine "Best Bar Design" finalist. Has been bar of the month twice in the BBC Good Food Guide's OLIVE Magazine 39 Tenancy Agreements and ESQUIRE Magazine. Also hosts ParrJazz - the region’s best known jazz night residency. 40 Terms/Viewing Offices for Rental 29 Parr Street Studios has 10 offices rented on a month to month basis. From 2 small offices on the ground floor, to the famous “Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels” Studio 4 on the first floor and 7 offices on the top floor there is something to suit all budgets and dimensions. 4 Table of Contents parr street studios Iconic Liverpool Recording Studios and Hotel Up For Sale and hotel Of all UK cities, Liverpool has generated the most number one hit records on the pop charts and, now, an the home of coldplay’s first 3 albums important part of its musical heritage – the iconic Parr Street Studios and Hotel - is up for sale. With a fascinating history, the studios have been frequented by a plethora of famous recording artists, and Phil Hotel Collins was once a part-owner of the building. The current investment opportunity will enable the legacy of …............................. Parr Street to continue into the future, under new ownership. It is being sold as an entire unit with existing Bars long-term leases in place for the two recording studios and two bars. Its value as an investment can be …............................. increased by expanding the hotel part of the building without affecting the bars or studios. As you can see Offices on page 2 and during the last few decades, Parr Street Studios have been used by an impressive list of …............................. recording artists. Recording Studios Despite the continuing grip of the recession, Parr Street Studios and Hotel is being sold as a successful, on-going concern. Back in 2005, plans were afoot to convert the building into luxury apartments when the then owners – including Phil Collins – decided to sell it. In 2006, the building was rescued by Gary Millar, Steve Macfarlane and Thomas Lang but now it’s time for this trio to move on, as part of an agreed five-year plan which involved the successful introduction of new office space, the hotel, the PodZzz and the second bar. Size. Offering over 20,000 square feet/1,858 square metres, freehold, the property brings a ready-made business with a renowned brand; a cool city centre creative and music venue, two Grammy Award-winning, fully-equipped recording studios; two award-winning bars and event venues (namely The Attic and STUDIO2); 10 offices; a car park; an 18-bedroom ‘hip’ hotel; and serious music based collector items. Location. Built as commercial premises in the 1930s, Parr Street Studios and Hotel is located at 33-45 Parr Street in Liverpool's up-and-coming Ropewalks area.