Brand new Science Village building 'previews' at Chesterford Research Park, Cambridge, UK

July 22, 2012 - PRLog -- The unpredictable weather did nothing to dampen enthusiasm this week for preview tours of the brand new Science Village at Chesterford Research Park. ‘Practical completion’ will be achieved in July and the sixteen 1,515 to 1,965 sq ft suites that comprise the new building are now ready for viewing. Commercial property agents from all the key firms gathered at the event to look over the prestigious new building and enjoy some networking with colleagues.
“We had a great response from agents for our reception which started with tours of the park and the available space and finished with a few relaxed games of croquet, plus rounds of golf on Chesterford’s very own 7-hole course.”
“Now that the Science Village has become a reality, we’re very proud that the next level of accommodation is available for established and start-up R&D companies. We want to provide accommodation for R&D companies across the size spectrum of typically 60 sq metres to 6,000 sq metres and we believe the Science Village building is a further addition that now enables us to offer that range. Space in the historic Mansion on site is available for the smallest occupiers.
“It’s recognised that co-locating R&D companies has benefits for innovation and the exchange of ideas: this is what the Science Village can offer with its central ‘atrium street’ that will encourage teams to come together, a tried and tested formula seen to have succeeded elsewhere in Cambridge and the sub region,” explains Martin Sylvester of Churchmanor Estates, the joint venture partner with Aviva Investors on Chesterford Research Park.
“The Nucleus, offering a restaurant, café bar, meeting rooms and fitness centre is also a great place to meet neighbours from the park and hold larger meetings or conferences without any need to leave the site.”
The Science Village has been constructed to an innovative, energy efficient design that allows for occupation of small, self-contained units or for the combination of units to create larger spaces. The suites are served by high speed data connectivity, Category 6 cabling and power supply supported by a back-up generator. Each suite has demountable benching, plus sinks and fume hoods housed within their own dedicated room.
Joint agents for the Science Village, Savills and Dodson Jones, are pleased to report that there are a number of parties with whom discussions have started with a variety of differing individual requirements.
Chesterford Research Park is at the heart of the life sciences cluster now well-developed south of Cambridge.   The Park’s prestigious environment and range of facilities has attracted leading bioscience names including Biofocus, Illumina Inc. and Isogenica.  The Park’s location close to both the A11 and M11, plus with London accessible by train from two nearby stations, means occupiers have quick and easy to the local road and rail infrastructure. Stansted Airport is also just 20 minutes’ drive away.
To find out more about the Science Village, call Rob Sadler at Savills on 01223 347000 or Michael Jones at Dodson Jones on 01223 358114. A detailed brochure can be downloaded at www.chesterfordresearchpark.com