Rodd & Gunn has relocated its head office to the recently renovated Manchester House on Melbourne's Flinders Lane.
Designed by architects Bates Peebles and Smart and built over 1911 and 1912 for Adelaide clothing manufacturers, G & R Wills and Company, the building at 234 Flinders Lane has since been converted to apartments, offices and retail spaces.
Rodd & Gunn will occupy the restored second floor which replicates the original warehouse space, featuring red brick walls, concrete flooring and exposed ceilings.
The brand will relocate from Prahan and has taken a new five-year lease of the 590sqm floor.
"This part of Flinders Lane has become an established area for a variety of occupiers including those in the tech, higher education and creative sectors, with tenants often seeking premises specifically between the junctions of Swanston and Queen Streets," Fitzroys’ leasing agents Rob Harrington and Stephen Land said.
The transaction closely follows the letting of 2,700sqm to the State Government’s Apprentices Victoria at 278 Flinders Lane/271 Collins Street in the same city block.