CLOSING DATE - 12 noon, Tuesday 7 August 2012
The leisure centre was constructed together with the adjacent retail unit around 1980 on the site of the former Leith Central Railway Station. The leisure centre occupies a site of circa 3313 sq m (35,600 sq ft). The units share the existing 326 car parking spaces with the adjacent Tesco retail unit. The building consists of main pools, foyer, changing facilities and soft play area. The building is of a block work wall construction with a steel portal frame and pitched profile metal clad roof with roof lights with an internal eaves height is circa 4.5 metres. The unit is primarily single storey with plant at lower floor level. The building consists of two main pools, a foyer and changing facilities.
Location
The property is an existing leisure centre located at the bottom of Leith Walk at its junction with Duke Street directly behind the parade of shops facing Leith Walk. The property is situated within the retail core of Leith opposite the Kirkgate Shopping Centre. The property is located adjacent to a thriving 40,000 sq ft Tesco food store.
Accommodation
Circa 35,600 sq ft (3,313 sq m).
The property is an existing leisure centre situated within the Leith conservation area and the central retail area which comprises of a mixture of uses including retail, residential, leisure and community. Any redevelopment or change of use will require to be assessed within the Council current local plan policy – Edinburgh City Local Plan January 2010.
Terms
CLOSING DATE - 12 noon, Tuesday 7 August 2012
The Council is offering for sale a long ground lease over the subjects, as shown on the plan, at a peppercorn rent until 9th March 2115 including all buildings erected thereon. This includes the shared use of the car park with the adjacent Tesco food store, who have exclusive use of 104 spaces and the owner of the property facing Leith walk who have exclusive use of 23 spaces.