Taypark is a Category B Listed former Scots Baronial mansion house dating from circa 1863 and which is planned over basement, ground, first floor and scecond floor levels within mature garden grounds which slope from north to south. The main walls are of stone construction whilst the roof over is of pitched timber construction overlaid in slate. The floors are of suspended timber and solid construction and the windows are timber sash. The property has been extended to the west with the addition of a
modern two storey annex built in modern materials with stone facing features, slate roof coverings and double glazed windows.
Access to the site is from Perth Road by means of a mutual driveway leading into a parking area for some 25 cars.
Location
Dundee is located on the East Coast of Scotland approximately mid way between Aberdeen (circa 105 kilometres (65 miles) to the north) and Edinburgh (circa 96 kilometres (60 miles) to the south) and has a resident population of some 142,000 persons and a catchment of more than 640,000 persons (Source: Dundee City Council). Dundee is Scotland’s fourth largest City and is the regional centre for employment, services and retailing within Tayside. The largest employers are NHS Tayside, Dundee City Council, University of Dundee, Tesco, D C Thomson & Co and BT. Other employers include Michelin, Alliance Trust, Asda and
Strathtay Scottish. The Bio Medical and Bio Technology Sectors along with information technology and software for computer games have been important industries in Dundee during recent years. As a retail destination for the North East Dundee is ranked fourth in Retail Rankings Scotland and offers a wide variety of retail, department stores and independent specialist stores. The City has its own airport with daily flights to London (City Airport) and sits on the main East Coast Railway Line which runs services into London (Kings Cross). Taypark is located about 9 kilometres (5 miles) west of Dundee City Centre on the south side of Perth Road in a mature landscaped setting overlooking the Botanic Gardens towards the Tay estuary. Surrounding properties include Fernbrae Private Hospital, Harris Academy and up market residential dwellings.
Accommodation
Ground Floor (Offices, Training Rooms, Kitchen, Toilets & Stores etc - 6310 SqFt), First Floor (Offices, Training Rooms, Library & Toilets - 4526 SqFt), Second Floor (Offices, Training Rooms & Toilets - 1633 SqFt), Total - 11469 SqFt
In addition there is a basement store. All of the foregoing stands upon a site extending to 0.66 hectares 1.64 acres or thereby.
Terms
Offers are invited for our client’s freehold (heritable) interest.
Specification
• IMPOSING TWO STOREY FORMER MANSION WITHIN MATURE GARDEN GROUNDS.
• ADAPTED FOR ADMIN AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
• PARKING SOME FOR 25 CARS.
• OVERLOOKING BOTANIC GARDENS AND TAY ESTUARY.
• HANDY FOR NINEWELLS HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY AND CITY CENTRE