A two-year project to transform a large vacant retail unit on one of Harrogate’s most prominent streets has completed.
The boarded-up shop on Cambridge Street was purchased by Broadland Properties in 2020 and the 25,000 sq ft former Topshop store has now been reconfigured into a mixed-use retail and leisure development.
Construction firm JP Wild was the main contractor for the Scarborough firm, with Leeds property consultancy GV&Co project managing the development.
Associate director, Matt Harriman, from GV&Co’s building surveying project management team, said: “It’s great to see this scheme come to such a successful conclusion, with an impressive line-up of new retail and leisure tenants taking their place on this busy Harrogate high street.
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“The unit had been vacant since 2017 and we managed the extensive enabling works to divide the property into separate units, with new services and several structural changes to suit the revised layouts, as well as external refurbishments over three phases. These included new windows, stone cleaning, and stonework repairs.
“Now fully let and brought back to life with Sainsbury’s, Cosy Club and Skipton Building Society all in place, we have thoroughly enjoyed working with a big project team that included engineers, GGP, architects, DLA, RGP building control specialists, Ball and Berry letting agent, Robinson Webster managing agent, Ryden, Brentwood Consulting Engineers, and contractor JP Wild for Broadland Properties.”
Cosy Club, Harrogate opened earlier this month, the 34th such food and cocktails venue in the UK.
Matt added: “Our building consultancy team works on a vast range of refurbishment schemes and new build projects driven by high demand from landlords, occupiers and investors across the industrial market and all other property sectors. This project in Harrogate has been really rewarding and we are currently working on a number of other exciting developments across the country.”
GV&Co is a leading niche property consultancy providing support during acquisitions, sales, lettings and investment transactions, with offices in Leeds and London. Its services include industrial agency, building surveying and project management, investment and lease advisory.
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