64 Whitesands, Dumfries, DG1 2RS

**SOLD**

The subjects comprise a bespoke three storey end-terraced building constructed circa 1997 as a regional tourist board headquarters and tourist information centre.

The building is of steel frame and concrete block construction with sandstone / facing brick outer walls. The main roof is pitched and clad with slate, incorporating dormer projections to the front. The rear protrusions are surmounted by shallow mono-pitch roofs with insulated metal sheet cladding.

There is a recessed entrance door set within the front elevation, flanked by full-height display windows and accessed via external steps.

Four additional entrance doors are placed at regular intervals along the rear elevations.

Windows are of double-glazed timber casement design, with pass-through windows providing access onto two top-floor balconies overlooking both the front and rear.

A gated pend provides direct access to the enclosed private courtyard and enables disabled access to the rear ground floor accommodation.

The pend also provides fixed bicycle parking.

The split-level courtyard has a concrete surface and soft landscaping including borders and raised beds with mature shrubs and dwarf trees.

An external boiler room is accessed from the upper level.

Guide Price £148,000.

Location

The property is set within the waterfront trading area of Whitesands around 100 yards from the pedestrianised High Street.

Dumfries is a former Royal Burgh and historic town, with a population of around 33,000, and is the largest settlement within the Dumfries & Galloway region of southwest Scotland, which possesses rolling countryside, a spectacular coastline and an array of bustling towns and villages.

The town occupies a strategic location at the intersection of the A75, A76, and A701 trunk roads. Public transport connections include regular bus services and a railway station on the Glasgow South Western Line.

The town is home to Scotland's first multi-institutional university campus, comprising The University of the West of Scotland, The University of Glasgow and Dumfries & Galloway College, all of which are held within the 85-acre parkland Crichton Estate. In addition, Scotland's Rural College has a nearby campus within short commuting distance.

The building occupies a visible roadside position on the northeastern side of Whitesands, which forms part of the main town centre road network.

Surrounding commercial properties include professional offices, a dental surgery, licensed restaurants & public houses, retail units, salons, and recreational facilities.

There is abundant public parking in the immediate vicinity, as well as the town's principal bus stance and taxi rank.