210,000 Sq Ft of Grade a Office Space Completion Quarter 4 2021
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210,000 SQ FT OF GRADE A OFFICE SPACE COMPLETION QUARTER 4 2021 THEEWARTBELFAST.COM CONTENTS 01 THE VISION 4 — 7 02 THE LOCATION 8 — 21 03 THE BUILDING 22 — 27 04 THE FLOOR PLANS 28 — 31 05 THE SPECIFICATION 32 — 37 2 — 3 THE VISION A NEW BELFAST GIANT THE EWART is set to join the cast of architectural landmarks on Belfast’s skyline at 17-storeys high, it offers spectacular views, a panoramic that is unlikely to be surpassed. Set in one of Belfast’s most desirable locations, a short walk from City Hall and main transport hubs, THE EWART celebrates the rich history and heritage of its surroundings. Bedford Street. Belfast 4 — 5 THE VISION ESTABLISHED 1869 RE-ESTABLISHED 2021 The former Ewart Warehouse is an iconic B listed building. Originally constructed in 1869, it was a confident expression of Belfast’s world dominance in the Linen trade. It is being sensitively restored to its former glory and will be extended to provide exemplar Grade A office accommodation. The building will be physically connected at first and second floors to a contemporary high specification 17 storey office, grouped around a central courtyard with convenient access to both Bedford and Franklin Street, immediately adjacent to the new luxury Grand Central Hotel. 6 — 7 THE LOCATION MADE IN BELFAST Located 4mins walk from Belfast City Hall 8 — 9 THE LOCATION WEAVERS CROSS GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL ULSTER HALL DANSKE BANK 10 SQUARE HOTEL CITY HALL MAIN BANK OF TRANSPORT HUB 1 MIN 1 MIN 2 MINS 2 MINS 4 MINS RETAIL CORE IRELAND 6 MINS 6 MINS 3 MINS 10 — 11 THE LOCATION THE BEST BELFAST HAS TO OFFER Central working in the heart of Belfast’s business district. Belfast City Hall is within 300 metres from the building entrance, as are the headquarters of three major retail banks, Danske Bank, Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank. Adjacent to the site on Bedford Street is the iconic Grand Central Hotel. 1 2 12 — 13 THE LOCATION DISCOVERY AROUND EVERY CORNER 3 The building enjoys excellent amenities, being located less than 70 metres from the historic Ulster Hall, within 500 metres of Belfast’s main retail hub at Donegall Place, and within 400 metres of the regional transport hub at Great Victoria Street. 4 6 Images, Previous page: Margot (1), Rita’s (2). This page: Henry’s (3), The Merchant (4) Deanes (5), The Jailhouse (6). 5 14 — 15 THE LOCATION Nearly a fifth of public expenditure is on THE REGION’S EDUCATION education and Northern Ireland consistently outperforms all other UK regions in academic EDUCATION SYSTEM IS RECOGNISED AS qualifications. DISCOVER A AMONG THE BEST IN EUROPE. Two world-class universities Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University and an extensive network of further education colleges provide & TALENT excellent academic and vocational training. Both universities are responsive to business, DYNAMIC NEW creating graduates with skills, competency and acumen in business-relevant areas. BELFAST TALENTED PEOPLE Students consistently outperform Belfast has a population of 1.8 million - one of Europe’s candidates from other UK regions at GCSE and A-Level. youngest and fastest growing. 53% of the population is under the age of 40. A steady stream of enthusiastic, According to a major survey, Northern Ireland has the best performing talented people for knowledge-based companies education system for primary maths in seeking a strong workforce. Europe, and the sixth best in the world. OVER Low labour turnover rates. 4,000 PEOPLE GRADUATE EACH YEAR WITH BUSINESS QUALIFICATIONS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE A resilient, digital network provides high-speed voice and data connections throughout the world. A high capacity, low-latency transatlantic cable system, providing direct connectivity between Northern Ireland and North America, as well as onward connectivity to Europe and beyond. 85%ACCESS TO ULTRAFAST 85% access to ultrafast broadband. BROADBAND COMPETITIVE OPERATING COSTS Operating costs are up to 30% lower than other locations in the UK and Europe. Northern Ireland has some of the lowest prime office rental costs in Europe and the world. 62% lower than Dublin and 77% lower than London. UP TO 30% LOWER OPERATING COSTS THAN OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE UK AND EUROPE. 16 — 17 * Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency, Invest NI and Belfast City Council THE LOCATION Northern Ireland operates in the same time NORTHERN IRELAND IS AN zone and regulatory environment as the rest NORTHERN IRELAND HAS A DEPTH of the UK. The region has three airports and EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION. there are multiple daily direct flights to a OF SKILLS AVAILABLE FOR HUMAN BUSINESS variety of European business locations. GLOBAL LONDON IS ONLY AN HOUR AWAY RESOURCES, FINANCE, AUDITING, Northern Ireland is the only part of the BY AIR, WITH DUBLIN ONLY UK that shares a land border with a Euro SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENT participant (Republic of Ireland). PROFESSIONAL TWO HOURS BY RAIL AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT, MARKETING, ROAD FROM BELFAST. SERVICES CONSULTANCY AND LEGAL SERVICES. 70% OF OUR IT AND TELECOMS Education company, Pearson set up its Finance Services Centre in Belfast PROFESSIONALS HOLD to support its global finance function. Consultancy houses EY, PwC and Deloitte A SUPPORTIVE BUSINESS have all announced major expansions ENVIRONMENT A HIGHER EDUCATION in Northern Ireland. Invest Northern Ireland is the region’s economic development QUALIFICATION agency. It helps new and existing businesses to compete internationally and attract new investment to Northern Ireland and SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY TECH TALENT can offer financial, technical and advisory support. Belfast is Europe’s leading location for Northern Ireland supplies sophisticated 70% of our IT and telecoms professionals new software development projects. software for the world’s major financial hold a higher education qualification – the 1100INTERNATIONAL Investors include - Allstate, CyberSource institutions. Our cluster includes multinationals highest in the UK. We have pools of talent (a Visa company), Fujitsu, Cayan, BT, such as Citi, Vela Systems, CME Group, in the fast growing areas of animation, AI, Arris and WANdisco. FinTrU and Fidessa as well as local mobile apps and immersive technology. COMPANIES HAVE companies such as First Derivatives. INVESTED IN NORTHERN CYBER SECURITY Belfast is the leading destination city IRELAND OPERATIONS. globally for US FDI cyber security development projects. Leading US cyber security companies including Rapid7, WhiteHat Security, Anomali and Proofpoint have opened operations in Northern Ireland. CSIT, the Centre for TRACK RECORD Secure IT at Queen’s University Belfast EUROPE’S is the UK Innovation Knowledge Centre LEADING LOCATION FOR NEW Northern Ireland is a highly (KC) for secure information technologies. successful region for attracting inward investment projects. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. Key investors include multi-national companies such as Allen & Overy, Seagate Technology, Fujitsu, Bombardier Aerospace, Microsoft, Citi, Liberty Mutual, the Allstate 75%OF NEW INVESTORS Corporation and Baker McKenzie. 1100 international companies have invested in Northern Ireland operations. HAVE REINVESTED. 75% of new investors have reinvested. FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR Belfast, the region’s capital, is ranked as the world’s top destination for financial technology investment projects and has been ranked in the top 3 Fintech locations of the future after London & Singapore. (Source FT FDI Markets 2019). TOPFINTECH LOCATIONS OF3 THE FUTURE AFTER LONDON & SINGAPORE. 18 — 19 THE LOCATION 30 ALBERT CLOCK 31 41 CUSTOM HOUSE TITANIC BUILDING DONEGAL PLACE BELFAST’S 44 BELFAST BIKES 10 M 43 IN 28 U 39 40 T MOST CONNECTED E 42 S W BEACON OF A L K HOPE STATUE 14 LOCATION 38 13 BELFAST BIKES 37 OXFORD STREET 36 CHICHESTER STREET VICTORIA STREET THE EWART is perfectly located at the heart of Belfast. Situated 55 on the vibrant Bedford Street between the multitude of theatres DONEGALL SQUARE N and restaurants, it is within walking distance of Belfast City Hall BELFAST BIKES and various first class hotels. Easily connected to main transport BELFAST BIKES hubs and conference centres, it offers a perfect office space. 25 54 5 M WATERFRONT HALL IN U 26 T E NI COURTS S 52 W A 27 L 12 K 51 BELFAST TO HOTELS SHOPS / LEISURE / RECREATIONAL BELFAST CITY HALL 01 GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL 32 9 ROUND FITNESS GYM 15 02 MALDRON HOTEL 33 ULSTER HALL 53 MAY STREET GEORGE BEST 03 CLAYTON HOTEL 34 PUREGYM 04 EUROPA HOTEL 35 BELFAST GRAND OPERA HOUSE 06 HILTON HOTEL BT TOWER CITY AIRPORT ADELAIDE STREET DONEGALL SQUARE S 10 MINUTES 05 FITZWILLIAM HOTEL 36 HOTEL CHOCOLAT 06 JURYS INN 37 WELCOME CENTRE HOWARD STREET BELFAST BIKES 49 ST GEORGE’S MARKET INTERNATIONAL 07 TEN SQUARE HOTEL 38 LINEN HALL LIBRARY 24 AIRPORT 39 BOOTS 23 22 07 27 MINUTES CAFES / RESTAURANTS / BARS 40 M&S 05 08 THE PERCH BAR 41 PRIMARK BELFAST BIKES DUBLIN 09 PANAMA 42 VICTORIA SQUARE 16 10 CROWN BAR 43 ODEON CINEMA 1 M 2 HOURS IN 11 STARBUCKS 44 BETTER GYM U T 50 12 EDO E 08 W BRUNSWICK STREET BRUNSWICK 17 13 CAFE PERISIEN BANKS / BUSINESS A 01 L 14 CAFE NERO 45 INVEST NI 11 32 K 15 MARGOT 46 DELOITTE LANYON PLACE 16 STARBUCKS 47 BBC BUILDING STATION BELFAST TO 04 FRANKLIN STREET 17 COCO 48 CBRE BELFAST BIKES LINENHALL STREET 18 ZEN 49 BANK OF IRELAND 10 19 NANDOS 50 EY 33 EDINBURGH 20 GINGER BISTRO 51 ULSTER BANK 02 1 HOUR 21 HARLEM CAFE 52 SCOTTISH PROVIDENT BUILDING BEDFORD STREET 21 22 FLAME 53 DANSKE BANK MANCHESTER 23 HOWARD STREET 54 PWC 45 1 HOUR 24 DEANES 55 PROGRESSIVE BUILDING SOCIETY 25 HOME GREAT VICTORIA STREET LONDON 26 STIX & STONES 09 CLARENCE STREET 1 HOUR WEAVERS CROSS 27 MADE IN BELFAST 28 REVOLUCIÓN DE CUBA STATION PARIS 18 29 PUG UGLYS 29 2 HOURS 30 THE JAILHOUSE 34 31 HENRY’S BARCELONA 46 2.5 HOURS LINENHALL STREET W 48 35 47 BERLIN 2.5 HOURS BELFAST BIKES MILAN 2.5 HOURS 20 19 NEW YORK 03 7 HOURS HONG KONG BELFAST BIKES 14 HOURS 20 — 21 THE BUILDING THE BUILDING ESTABLISHED FOR BUSINESS THE EWART will have over 210,000 SQ FT of flexible, sustainable and dynamic office and retail space that will be part-occupied by Deloitte, one of the world’s largest professional services firms, for their new Belfast headquarters.