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Law firm Gateley doubles its presence in Leeds after £5 million investment by Evans

Law firm Gateley has doubled its presence in Leeds, signing a 10 year agreement to occupy 7,500 sq ft in the Minerva office building.

Gateley, whose head offices are in the Midlands, will be the first occupier after Evans Property Group invested £5 million investment into its Minerva office building in central Leeds.

In less than three years, the team has quadrupled in size, providing clients with expertise across Corporate, Corporate Recovery, Residential Development and Commercial Dispute Resolution.

The firm, which has 25 members of staff in Leeds, is relocating from Toronto Square where it will sub-let its 3,880 sq ft office.

Alan Syers, portfolio director at Evans Property Group, said; “To have secured such a high profile occupier for Minerva so soon after the launch of the building is fantastic news and demonstrates the current appetite within the Leeds market for well-positioned offices of the highest quality that are immediately available.

“We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved with the transformation of Minerva and are confident that we will be welcoming more occupiers to the building in due course.”

William Ballmann, corporate recovery partner and head of Gateley’s Leeds office, commented: “We are delighted to have secured the lease at Minerva.

“Since 2012, the Leeds office has gone from strength to strength and the move will accommodate significant additional growth.

“Over the past twelve months, the Residential Development team has doubled in size, including the appointment of a new partner. We have also made key hires and promotions across each of our other service offerings.”

Alex Hailey at CBRE added; “As a flagship building in the heart of Leeds’ commercial core, Minerva has the right level of presence for aspirational and prestigious firms like Gateley.

“The recent launch of Minerva prompted an overwhelmingly positive response and everyone who has visited has been impressed with the sheer quality of the offices and internal areas. We are currently in discussions with additional new occupiers.”

CBRE and JLL are joint agents on Minerva and Gateley was represented by Eddisons.

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