Six new retail outlets are set to open soon on one of Edinburgh's busiest streets following work to revitalise a historic building.
The Red Sandstone building on Leith Walk will soon be home to multiple different independent stores thanks to a huge regeneration project carried out by Drum Property Group.
Images from the area show it in a different light with the new Trams to Newhaven construction work almost complete and the building given a swish new red-brick look as well as space for ten new units.
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Built back in the 1930s, the two-storey building, that looks out onto Leith Walk was first completed in the Scottish Art Decor style. Now, it provides flexible spaces for businesses with a range of open-plan first-floor suites.
New retail tenants include Hobz Bakery, Cornelius Wines, vintage clothing store Rhinestone Cowboys, Chorrito Sauce Company and Design Eat Repeat, a design store and gallery space.
They join Leith Depot, an established bar, restaurant and music venue which has been based at the location since 2015 and has recently signed a new lease expanding the venue and extending its stay at the retail parade.
The Red Sandstone building will form a gateway to Drum Property's £50million transformation of the 2.9-acre Stead's Place site which will bring 148 new homes to the rear of the development linking Leith Walk to Pilrig Park and beyond.
Graeme Bone, Drum Group’s Managing Director, said: “The Red Sandstone, as a distinctive entry point for our new development, will provide both a new focus and destination for the foot of Leith Walk.
"And with more tenant and business announcements to be made shortly, the eclectic mix of occupiers attracted to the building will bring something a little different to the city centre, continuing the rich tradition of diversity and independence which makes this area such an exciting destination in which to live, work and visit.”
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