Melville House offers a traditional 18th Century exterior, with a Grade A 21st Century interior.
Melville House is a unique building in the west end of Edinburgh's city centre - widely regarded as one of the best known business locations in the city - it offers an occupier Grade A office space behind a Georgian facade. The space is flexible, highly specified and efficient. A tenant will benefit from a 'brass plaque' building, but behind this they will acquire an open plan, modern environment with full air conditioning.
Location
Melville Street is located in the heart of Edinburgh's West End, close to Haymarket Station and all the main bus routes on Princes Street and Shandwick Place. In addition, the new Edinburgh tram system, due for completion in summer 2014, will pass in close proximity to the subjects.
The property is situated on the south side of Melville Street and is ideally located to take advantage of the amenities in Edinburgh's west end, including boutique retailing and numerous bars and restaurants. Zizzi's, La P'tite Folie, Bar Roma, Pizza Express, Indigo Yard, Sygn, Le Di-Vin, Teuchter's and many more options provide plenty of choice for lunch, dinner, coffee and drinks in the vicinity.
In addition, there is a wide variety of accommodation providers in the locale, including The Caledonian Waldorf-Astoria, The Rutland and The Bonham, as well as a Travelodge and a Premier Travel Inn.
Accommodation
The available subjects comprise the upper two floors of an open plan, Grade A office building complete with a Georgian facade.
The building was comprehensively stripped back to its frame in 2001 and a new external 'Sto Wall' rear facade was added along with new windows both to the front and the rear. The developer then extensively upgraded all of the internal elements of the property to an extremely high standard.
The upper floors are accessed from an impressive double height entrance foyer and a 6 person passenger lift serves all the floors with the building.
Each floor has its own toilet facilities and there is a shower facility available for the use of all tenants in the lowest floor in the building, where there is also direct access to the car parking located at the rear.
In addition to the above, the property benefits from the following -
- VRV air conditioning
- Raised access floors
- Cat 5 cabling
- Metal tile suspended ceiling with recessed VDU compliant lighting
- Double glazing (traditional sash and case on 2nd floor)
- Tenants' risers between levels
- Male and female WCs on all levels
- Opening windows for fresh air ventilation
- Fitted kitchen on 3rd floor
- Video entry phone system
- Secure bicycle storage to the rear
- Two clear car parking spaces are available at an additional rent
The accommodation is available for immediate occupation.
Terms
Full repairing and insuring sub leases expiring on 18 April 2018 are available over both floors either as a whole or on a floor-by-floor basis. Further information on quoting terms is available from the letting agents.