The first tenant for Thomas House has also been revealed to be US industry-leading technology service provider, Lucera.
Established in Northern Ireland in 2015, Lucera has been delivering cutting-edge solutions to the region since its inception. Lucera provides a suite of services tailored to power high-performance, secure, and scalable solutions for demanding financial applications. These include Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering on-demand network capabilities, along with an innovative FX matching engine hosted on its own fully managed Platform as a Service (PaaS).
Damian Maguire, Vice President of Engineering at Lucera said: "The facilities in Thomas House were as high a standard as anything we looked at across Belfast. What set the office space apart was the 'in space' facilities such as having our own board room, kitchen, and bathroom facilities. That was something we didn’t find anywhere else for the requirements that we had.
"The new build out in an older building provides a modern, high class working space that is combined with a real character and identity afforded by the original building. venYou’s team has been excellent since the initial contact, and our team at Lucera is extremely pleased with our new office space."
Thomas House represents the fourth addition to venYou's portfolio, which also includes the flagship Scottish Provident Building, Ascot House and Northern Court.
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Situated on James Street South, the 1500sq ft building provides five floors of fully furnished, unique loft-style open workspace, which has been expertly finished to showcase venYou’s distinctive style.
Each floor within Thomas House includes a minimum 34 workstations, a private boardroom and kitchen and breakout areas, and can be tailored specifically to the needs of each client. It also features an exclusive ground floor executive lounge, which has acoustic phone booths, barista style coffee machines and complimentary bar. Shower and video conferencing facilities, as well as high speed internet, are also available.
Client Services Director at venYou, Donna Linehan, stated: "We are pleased to officially open Thomas House after an extensive refurbishment process, and delighted to welcome Lucera as its first client. With this space, we wanted to create an environment where businesses could progress, collaborate and thrive, and we’re confident that this has been achieved, given the growing interest in the remaining floors.
"venYou’s unique offering to the service office market brings together a well-run management service, in addition to high-quality business workspaces. We work with our clients to offer them a personalised solution to their requirements, in addition to lease flexibility, which is all complemented by our dedicated client services, housekeeping, maintenance and property teams. With four distinctive, yet different styles of serviced office buildings, we guarantee that we can find the right fit for our clients."
The recently renovated area at Thomas House was presented exclusively to venYou's clientele during a recent open morning organised by the company. Established in 2019, venYou responded to the increasing demand from clients who were expanding beyond their current office space at the Scottish Provident Building yet wished to maintain their affiliation with venYou.
Operations Director at venYou, Jonny Hill, said: "At venYou, we pride ourselves on offering clients a bespoke personal service, and being proactive in our approach. With the ever-evolving shift in the way companies are working, we used feedback from our clients to influence some of the elements of Thomas House and as a result, we took the opportunity to give them an exclusive first look at the new space during our open morning, which was really well received."
venYou has a collection of city centre-based serviced office locations which are currently home to many highly respected global organisations and some of Northern Ireland's most progressive and innovative companies from a breadth of sectors.
