Stack – Creating Great Places to Eat, Relax and Be Entertained
The WhatIf Group has been working in collaboration with STACK to help create great places to eat, relax and be entertained, proving that retail can be used for all, bringing a sense of community and fun. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stack-leisure_enjoy-an-inside-look-at-our-new-incredible-activity-7204910497232498689-wMuR?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
CASE STUDY – MIDDLESBROUGH HISTORIC QUARTER
Kinetic asked the WhatIf Group to assist in developing their formative ideas for the creation of a vibrant quarter around Middlesbrough rail station. They already owned some heritage properties that had been successfully renovated as serviced offices. After creating a wider vision for the area, we have subsequently worked with the Kinetic team on further […]
CASE STUDY – GATESHEAD TOWN HALL SITE – KINETIC PROPERTIES
Kinetic acquired the lease for the Gateshead Town Hall site at the heart of Tyneside,close to the Tyne Bridge. Their proposals were originally for the development of amuseum within the Old Town Hall building. The site is complex including some significant Listed Buildings and surface level carparks, in an excellent location at the heart of […]
CASE STUDY – WALLSEND TOWN CENTRE
WhatIf Group were commissioned by Capita, who provide services to North Tyneside Council, to provide support to the town centre components of a strategy for the central Wallsend. This strategy was the basis for bidding for funding for implementation. After the initial commission we advised that the town centre should be looked at holistically and […]
Case Study – Quayside, MediaCity
WhatifGroup were asked by Peel L&P (part of the Peel Group, one of the leading infrastructure, transport and real estate investors in the UK, with collective investments owned and under management of+ £5bn) in early 2021 to help them develop a new strategy for the re-named, former Lowry Outlet Mall, located next to one of […]
WHATIF GROUP HELPS ‘DAVID OVERCOME GOLIATH’
‘In early 2022 we were approached by a community group in Consett, County Durham who were opposing the development of a waste burning incinerator at the heart of their town. The group had mobilised literally thousands of people to oppose the development but had virtually no professional support nor money to pay for any. We […]
G B Bank
In 2021 and 2022 we initially worked as part of the Kinetic team looking at raising investment into GB Bank. In the latter months of this work Whatifgroup worked directly into a commission with the Bank. The work we undertook was to develop relationships with investment institutions, primarily local government pension funds and seek to […]
SETTING UP A CHURCH OF ENGLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION
When we set up the business, we were providing a lot of informal advice to people involved with the Church of England, who were taking forward the Archbishop of Canterbury’s report “Coming Home”, looking at how and what the Church should be doing to address the quantitative and qualitative challenges faced throughout the UK on […]
STACK – Working with the What If Group to Seek Out New Opportunities and Build on Success.
We have been lucky to be retained by STACK to seek out opportunities nationwide for this incredible entertainment, food and drink venue, started in the party city of Newcastle. STACK is a truly inclusive venue opening from early morning and trading through to late at night – it offers something for all the family from […]
Investment Zones- the Institute of Place Management article by Kevin Parkes AIPM, Paul Wright SFIPM (both founders of the WhatIf Group) and Cathy Parker SFIPM.
https://www.placemanagement.org/news/posts/2022/october/investment-zones-the-ipm-view/