Welcometo the Octagon

The Octagon is Colchester’s landmark office building comprising approximately 100,000 sq ft Grade A office space.

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The building

The Octagon boasts a range of impressive ready to go office space, including private offices, chic meeting rooms and inspiring communal spaces perfect for networking with like-minded professionals. Apart from the abundance natural light, you’ll benefit from impressive city views, while high-speed broadband and friendly support staff will ensure your needs are met.

The building is prominently located on Middleborough, only 2 miles from the A12 and within walking distance of the town centre and main railway station.

Building plan


Floor plan not to scale. For indicative purposes only.


TERMS

Space available on either traditional terms or fitted out space with flexible terms under Let Ready.

BUSINESS RATES

We advise all interested parties to make their own enquires in this regard.

SERVICE CHARGE

Service charge levied to cover the cost of heating, cooling, reception facilities security and building maintenance charge.

Flexible leasing

Choose what suits your business

Today, the world is a different place. The challenges we all face have highlighted the real priorities for any business. What is needed now is the ability to stay flexible, to manage costs carefully and above all, to stay focused on what really matters to your business. Which is why at CEG we offer a range of flexible leasing products explicitly designed to help your business thrive in the new world.

Let ready to go

Office space ready to go

Lease from 28 – 68 desks, ready-to-go, fully-furnished, whenever you need to. With easy-in, easy-out terms, no dilapidations and immediate occupation, Go is perfect for your business. Including tea point and meeting rooms in your demise.

Custom

Bespoke fitout managed and delivered to your business needs

Keep the focus on what you do best, by leaving us to design, specify, source, project manage and fitout your space. We have the capability of delivering your perfect customised solution. Your business shapes the space.

Complete

Aspirational office space. everything covered.

Bringing all your rent and service costs into one easy-to-manage plan. Complete offers efficiency, greater budget control and lower costs for your business thanks to our day-to-day management.

Availability

SUITE J 9,121 sq ft
SUITE K 68 desks 4,750 sq ft
SUITE N 10,192 sq ft
SUITE S 28 desks 1,858 sq ft
Refurbished office suites provide the following specification:

  • Suspended ceilings with LED lighting
  • Raised access floors
  • VAV air conditioning

Furthermore the building benefits from the following:

  • Newly refurbished reception
  • More than 500 parking spaces
  • Manned reception
  • 3 x 10 person passenger lift
  • Open plan office space
  • Two central landscaped courtyard/gardens
  • Adjacent multi-storey car park providing car parking ratio of 1:190 sq ft
  • EPC rating of C/64
  • Onsite café
  • Bike parking

Sustainability

Telling the carbon story of refurbishment

green energy

CEG have moved to a green energy supply to ensure we are minimising our carbon footprint and encouraging the renewable sector.

Waste management

Waste management is an important aspect of our sustainability strategy. We are aiming to hit our target of 100% of our waste is diverted from landfill, and recycle as much of our waste as possible. 67% fully recyclable achieved at present.

Green travel

Reducing our tenants’ daily travel footprint is an important part of our refurbishment strategy. Each cycle rack and shower facility has the ability to reduce hundreds of car miles per year.

Location &
transport

The town benefits from good road connections being situated immediately east of the A12, linking the town with London, the M11/M25 and other major centres such as Ipswich and Chelmsford.

The town centre and railway station are within a short walk providing regular services to London Liverpool Street in under an hour.

Major local occupiers include Hiscox, Spicer Haart, Colchester Borough Council, Linklaters Solicitors and the University of Essex.


Location & transport

London Liverpool Street 55 mins
A12 2 miles
M25 35 miles
Stansted Airport 35 miles
Port of Felixstowe 27 miles
Port of Harwich 20 miles

Life

Is launching in your building

Life aims to make your office building an even better place to work, by helping tenants, building staff, and local businesses connect.

Introducing the Life app

By enabling everyone to connect in the easiest way possible, the Life app helps you can customise your day at the touch of a button. Simply download the app, check the latest cafe deals, book in for a gym class or attend one of our specially curated events.

Life events programme

Life is not always about work, so we have lovingly styled and created a series of events just for our tenants. Our events aim to create a strong sense of community among the people sharing the building space. Tenants can learn new skills or even start a new health journey with their neighbours.

Life is here to help

Keep you informed without filling your inbox.

Show you the latest café menus and deals.

Want to run your own event? This is your platform.

Help access local discounts in the area.

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Contact

Book a visit or need details, please contact:




Jeremy Newman
MRICS
01206 854 545
jpn@fennwright.co.uk

Michael Moody
01206 85 45 45
mcm@fennwright.co.uk



Daniel Harness

01206 932460
daniel@harwinproperty.co.uk


Misrepresentation act

All Agents and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that (i) these particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. They are believed to be correct but any intending purchasers or tenants should not rely on them as statements or representation of fact but must satisfy themselves as to the correctness of each of them. (ii) no person in the employment of all agents has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. November 2016.