85 Berkeley Street is a very well maintained traditional midterrace town house formed over 2 storeys and a semi basement. There is a car park to the rear of the property which is accessed internally through the semi basement and from Berkeley Terrace Lane. It is currently used as headquarter offices and the internal layout provides good quality cellular office spaces. There are 3 offices, a kitchen, store and toilet at first floor level; 3 offices a store and a toilet on the ground floor and 2 offices one with a kitchenette off, ladies and gents toilets and stores in the semi basement. The building is constructed from blonde sandstone walls set beneath a double pitched and slated roof. The front elevation has been rendered and painted. There are single glazed timber sash and casement windows which are painted. Internally the suspended timber floors are covered with fitted carpets. The walls are generally lath and plastered and papered and painted. Some walls have been lined out and plastered as part of previous refurbishment works. The ceilings are plastered and painted with original cornice features. Mains gas, electricity and water are connected and drainage is to the main sewer. There is a gas fired boiler which provides hot water for the central heating system and the kitchens and toilets. IT cabling has being installed using mainly perimeter trunking or in the case of the semi basement it has been installed in the walls. Artificial lighting is provided by a combination of strip lighting fixed to the ceilings and wall
mounted uplighters. The rear car park is fully surfaced with tarmac and provides parking for up to 6 cars in a tandem formation.
Location
The property is located in the Park Area of Glasgow which lies approximately 1.5 miles to the north west of Glasgow city centre. Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city with a resident population of 580,000 people and a catchment population of around 1.75 million people. The city has a diverse economy based on public administration, banking, financial services and other service industries and is now regarded as one of the best working and living environments in the UK. The office is located on the south side of Berkeley Street close to its junction will Elderslie Street, in the Park Area of the city. The Park Area comprises a mix of properties but in the main, traditional townhouses which are used as office accommodation or more commonly returned to residential use.
The location benefits from good transport infrastructure being adjacent to the M8 motorway which bisects the city. Access to the motorway in both directions can be obtained from Junction 18. Charing Cross Railway Station is the nearest rail link and St
George’s Cross is the nearest subway station. Buses traverse the city passing along Bath Street, Berkeley Street and Sauchiehall Street and continue through the city centre en route to all parts of the city. There are good amenities for office staff and residents with the main retailing section of Sauchiehall Street within walking distance. There are several sandwich bars, restaurants and coffee shops all within close proximity to the property.
Accommodation
Semi Basement - 522 sq ft
Ground Floor - 640 sq ft
First Floor - 698 sq ft
TOTAL - 1,868 sq ft
Terms
PLANNING
In the Glasgow City Plan 2, adopted in December 2009, 85 Berkeley Street is covered by policy Dev 2 – Residential and Supporting Uses. This policy covers the City’s main housing districts therefore the Council supports residential uses and associated uses that enhance the residential amenity in locations covered by this policy. The property also lies within the Park Conservation Area and it’s a category B Listed Building so whilst the principle of a change of use to residential would accord with the Local Plan designation and we would expect it to be supported, if this was desired by a purchaser, any redevelopment of the property would need to take account of the buildings Listing and the fact it is located in a Conservation Area.
RATING
The Glasgow City Assessor advises that the subjects are entered in the Valuation Roll as two entries as follows:
Semi Basement - NAV/RV £ 4,900
Ground & First Floor - NAV/RV £12,400
TERMS
Our client is seeking offers for the purchase of its outright ownership in the property.
Specification
- Quality office accommodation
- Excellent Condition
- Period features
- Well proportioned room sizes
- Private Car parking