13/5/2010 Commercial district gets a touch of Cinnamon

The latest addition to Liverpool’s largest office building has opened to the public.

Cinnamon Cafe Bar and Lounge has opened in the atrium of The Capital, owned by property group Downing.

The new cafe serves hot and cold drinks, breakfast, lunch, light refreshments and hot snacks and features open plan seating as well as quiet meeting spaces.

Jacqueline McKeown, owner of Cinnamon cafe bar and lounge, said: “I have worked in the Commercial District for more than 20 years and I know what workers and residents want from a cafe.

“We’ve worked hard to meet those needs and think that people will really enjoy what we have to offer, all in the fantastic surroundings of the Capital’s atrium.”

Robin Ellis, senior agency surveyor at Downing, said: “The new cafe is a great addition to the Capital and we’re confident it will offer our tenants, and the wider business community, the perfect meeting place.”

Downing has been advancing Liverpool’s largest Grade A-equivalent refurbishment scheme at The Capital since acquiring the building in 2006. The £15 million project is delivering new high quality office space alongside additional business and lifestyle facilities.

In December 2009 the company secured Liverpool’s largest ever commercial letting when the UK Border Agency, one of the city’s biggest employers, took 220,000 sq ft in the building.

The Cinnamon cafe bar and lounge will be open from 7.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 11am on Saturdays. More information can be found at www.cinammoncafebar.co.uk.