** RENT REDUCED - AVAILABLE FROM £XXX PER WEEK **
The subjects comprise a three storey mid terraced retail unit, understood to have been constructed in the late 1960’s. The building is constructed of a concrete frame with brick, concrete and glazed infills. The frontage of the property on to Church Crescent has the benefit of a three-quarter height cantilevered display, with polished granite feature surround. Additional display space is provided on the first floor via floor to ceiling glazing. The building also benefits from a secondary rear frontage on St Andrew Street. Internally there is a main feature staircase, a lift (which is currently non-operational) and two staff staircases. The property also benefits from retail specific security such as tag barriers and roller shutters installed on the ground floor. Heating in the premises is provided by way of a ducted warm-air system.
Location
Dumfries, the principal retailing and commercial centre in the south west of Scotland has a residential population in the order of 37,500 and a district catchment population in the order of 140,000 persons. The area also draws in significant tourist trade during the spring and summer months. The town lies approximately 75 miles south of Glasgow, 70 miles south west of Edinburgh and 34 miles north of Carlisle. Dumfries provides excellent communications with the A75 and A711 trunk roads linking the town to the M74 motorway. In addition, rail services connect Dumfries with Glasgow to the north and Carlisle to the south.
Accommodation
The ground floor comprises a main open plan retail area, with additional retail space to the left hand side (looking from the Church Crescent frontage). The first floor accommodation is set out similar to that of the ground floor with a split level section to the rear of the main retail space. The retail space on the second floor is reduced from that of the lower floors with staff accommodation at the rear comprising a canteen, locker room and both male and female toilets. Part of what has been retail space on this floor is separated via a glazed door and is currently utilized as an office.
Ground Floor - 283.37 m2 (3,050 ft2)
First Floor - 288.89 m2 (3,110 ft2)
Second Floor - 294.81 m2 (3,173 ft2)
Total - 867.07 m2 (9,333 ft2)
(The above are approximate net internal areas).
The property is understood to connect to mains supplies of water and electricity, with drainage being to the main sewer. The central heating that is currently installed is oil fired, the tank for which is located on the first floor. A fire alarm system is also present. None of the systems or services have been checked or tested by the selling agents, and are not deemed to be in satisfactory condition or working order.
Terms
Rental offers in the region of £XXX are invited, with the term of lease being negotiable. The subjects will be let on a Full Repairing and Insuring (FRI) basis. Incentives may be offered in terms of a rent free period or reduced rent, depending on the length of lease being entered into. The quoted rents are exclusive of VAT. Prospective lessees are advised to satisfy themselves independently as to the incidence of Value Added Tax in the transaction.