The former site of one of Primark's Belfast locations is back on the market after the opening of the new flagship store.
Savills Northern Ireland has announced that a historic 4-story retail building, Fountain House, in the heart Belfast city centre has just come on to the market for lease.
It has been home to Primark's kids and men for the last four years following the Bank Buildings fire in 2018.
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The fully renovated flagship store on Royal Avenue welcomed back customers for the first time in four years on November 1. Primark announced that the opening of the Bank Buildings location would result in the closure of its unit in Fountain House.
Announced on their website, Paul Wilson of Savills said: "This is an excellent opportunity for a substantial retailer to get a foothold in Belfast’s prime shopping district. Strategically located, Fountain House offers multi-level trading with the benefit of twin escalators linking each floor and a good quality inherent fit out having been refitted by Primark in 2019.
"We are already pleased by the level of interest which has been stirred by the recent announcement of the planned reopening of Primark's Bank Buildings. This activity together with other key retailers opening in the city centre as well as Ulster University opening its eagerly awaited city centre campus is a huge boost to Belfast City Centre and its economic outlook."
The building was originally named Moore House after the printers and stationers James Moore who had occupied the site since the 1850s and was built between 1935 and 1937.
Located on Donegall Street, It stands at 46,500 square foot and was redeveloped in 2007, and subsequently pre-let at that time to New Look, who established its flagship store within the city.
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