Page 38 - Shepherd Commercial Auctions - Catalogue 22/02/2024

Lot 34 18-26 Church Crescent, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 1DF Three Storey Building
Features
• Open plan accommodation
• Multiple staircases & passenger lift
• Suited to a variety of uses subject to planning • NIA 867.07 sq. m. (9,333 sq. ft.)
Description
The subjects comprise a three storey, mid-terraced retail unit, understood to have been developed in the late 1960’s.
The property is of concrete frame construction with brick / concrete and glazed panels, surmounted by a flat roof.
The main frontage onto the busy throughfare of Church Crescent is clad with polished granite.
The additional frontage onto St Andrews Street has a roughcast finish.
Windows and doors are of aluminium / timber casement design, with internal security shutters at ground level.
The units provides open-plan accommodation over all three floors, with staff welfare available on the second floor. Each floor is connected by a main feature staircase, passenger lift, and two fire exit staircases.
Location
Dumfries, with a population of around 33,000, is the largest town in Dumfries & Galloway as is therefore Southwest Scotland’s main shopping and administrative centre.
The town lies approximately 75 miles south of Glasgow and 34 miles northwest of Carlisle, occupying a strategic location at the intersection of the A75, A76 and A701 trunk roads. The A709 provides the shortest link to the A74(M) motorway at Lockerbie, which is some 12 miles distant.
The building occupies a prominent pitch and is set a short distance to the north of the town’s prime retailing area, adjacent to the main professional district.
*Guide Price £175,000 (plus fees if applicable)
38 * Please see Buyer’s Terms for definition of guide price and auction fees
Energy Performance Rating The property has an energy rating of G.
Planning
We are verbally advised that the property is currently registered for Class 1A (Retail / Professional) use. The unit is however well suited to a variety of alternative commercial uses.
In addition, there is scope to redevelop the building, with potential to convert the upper floors into residential flats.
Rateable Value
Ground & First Floor RV: £15,000 Second Floor RV: £4,700
Auction Type
Unconditional Sale - The buyers fee is 1.8% inc VAT(1.5% plus VAT) subject to a minimum of £1,800 inc VAT(£1,500 plus VAT).