Two consultancies have relocated their Birmingham office to a new home.
Management consultancy Alvarez & Marsal has taken 9,264 sq ft on the eighth and part of the ninth floors of the Billiards Building, in Edmund Street, on a seven-year lease.
The company is currently based at Edmund Gardens in the same road. Hoare Lea has also relocated to the Billiards Building.
The engineering consultancy has taken 3,986 sq ft of fully fitted space on the ground floor, on a ten-year lease.
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The company, founded in Birmingham in 1862, was previously based at 54 Hagley Road.
Previously known as 134 Edmund Street, the Billiards Building comprises 79,000 sq ft of grade A office space in Birmingham's Colmore Business District.
The property has recently been upgraded and now has a new reception and business lounge, gym, yoga studio and communal roof terrace.
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In addition, a ground-floor café operated
Fergus Evans, director of office portfolio with landlord Grosvenor, said: "From the outset, our ambition for Billiards Building was to transform an outdated building into a net-zero workspace with the high-quality amenities modern occupiers look for.
"Confirming Alveraz & Marsal and Hoare Lea have joined Softcat in choosing the building for their new space in Birmingham is a clear sign that we have been successful.
"We look forward to working in partnership to deliver an excellent occupier experience."
Property firms CBRE and JLL were joint advisers on the letting to the landlord.
Theo Holmes, senior director and head of office agency at CBRE in Birmingham, added: "Recognising the changing market dynamics and shift in office occupier requirements, Grosvenor has invested heavily in the building, with the aim to exceed modern-day standards.
"As a result, the once tired, half-occupied building has been re-energized and is now almost fully let."
Sanderson Weatherall and JLL advised the new tenants.