The subjects comprise a ground and first floor Class 2 office / retail unit. The property forms a category c listed three storey corner terrace building of traditional stone constriction under a slated roof. The ground floor has three-quarter height display windows with a return frontage to Brewery Street. The second floor comprises a flat which is not included.
Internally, the property provides flexible open plan accommodation on the ground floor together with generous ancillary storage / staff space. The upper floor is accessed via a wide tread timber staircase located at the rear and provides useful additional modular space which could be utilised as storage or office rooms, following a degree of modernisation. Welfare facilities are provided on both floors. The property has electric storage / panel heating installed.
Externally the subjects extend to the footprint of the property together with an additional area of ground, accessed from Brewery Street and adjacent to Barbour’s car park, which provides private parking for up to three cars.
Location
Dumfries is the principal shopping and administrative centre in the Dumfries and Galloway region of southwest Scotland, and has a residential population of around 37,500 persons. The town lies approximately 75 miles south of Glasgow, 34 miles northwest of Carlisle and is bypassed by the A75 trunk road. The town’s retail catchment includes other nearby towns and villages, together with the surrounding rural hinterland. The area also draws in significant tourist trade during the spring and summer months.
The property is situated in the busy pedestrianised thoroughfare of Friars Vennel. This links the High Street with the bus stances and riverside area at Whitesands. The subjects are located toward the eastern end of Friars Vennel at its junction with Brewery Street. The property is therefore within close proximity to both of the large free public car parks.
Nearby occupiers include The Hub, Barbour’s, Browns Hairdressers, Mogerley’s butchers together with a variety of other local retailers, public houses and hot-food takeaways.
Accommodation
Ground Floor:
- Main Office / Retail Area
- Staff Room / Store
- Tea Room
- Cloakroom with wc
First Floor:
- Landing / Hallway
- Open Plan Area (currently partitioned)
- Three Interconnecting Rooms
- Cloakroom with wc
Ground Floor - 96.44 sq m (1,038 sq ft)
First Floor - 87.79 sq m (945 sq ft)
TOTAL - 184.23 sq m (1,983 sq ft)
Terms
Offers around £XXX per annum are invited.
The property is available by way of a new lease on a n Internal Repairing and Insuring (IRI) basis, for a flexible term incorporating a regular review pattern. Incentives may be available depending on the length of lease.
Offers are invited for our client’s heritable interest.
Specification
- Busy Thoroughfare
- Class 2 Office/Retail
- Return Frontage
- 100% Rates Relief
- Net internal Area: 184.23 sq m (1,038 sq ft)
- £XXX per annum