

LOCATION
The property lies to the southern side of George Road which runs directly off the main A4540 Islington Row, Middleway.The property is conveniently located within the professional quarter on the popular Calthorpe Estate and within close proximity of the main Five Ways Island.The property lies approximately 1 mile south west of Birmingham City Centre which is accessed via the A456 Hagley Road and Broad Street.
Being located within the leafy suburb of Edgbaston, considered one of Birmingham’s more affluent suburbs, the property benefits from its close proximity to some excellent leisure amenities including Edgbaston Golf Club, Warwickshire County Cricket Ground and The Botanical Gardens.The area is also well served by some of Birmingham’s best schools and fine dining including the nationally acclaimed Simpsons Restaurant.Equally, the property is well located for quick access to the International Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena.
Five Ways railway station and numerous bus stops are located within close proximity.
DESCRIPTION
This rare opportunity to acquire a Freehold Commercial property on the prestigious Calthorpe Estate, comprises a two and three storey brick period semi detached office building with pitched and hipped slate roof and rendered front and side elevations. (Listed Grade II).
Internally on the Ground Floor side elevation is the main entrance, reception hallway, main reception office and executive office.A short corridor leading rear also services an individual cloakroom, post room, further office, rearhallway, kitchen and rear entrance.A staircase off the rear hallway accesses a mezzanine office/staff area located over the kitchen.
A main/front staircase off the reception hall serves the First Floor.There is a landing and one front and one through office, potential to be one large space.A further individual cloakroom.
A gallery leading rear overlooks a general office/meeting area and leads to a rear office.There is a substantial built in/bespoke joinery shelving/storage throughout.
A secondary staircase leads to a Second Floor office.
A basement reached by a further staircase off the post room provides a lobby, two large store rooms (with daylight) and equipment room.
The general presentation of the accommodation is of plastered ceilings, original cornices and ceiling roses, plastered decorated walls, original single glazed sash windows and ceramic, partly timbered carpeted floors.
There are antique marble fireplaces in two Ground Floor offices and Longdon raised/fielded panelled mahogany doors.The standard of joinery throughout is high and all other doors raised/fielded panelled painted.
Externally, the property is set back from the road, behind a small landscaped fore-garden, fronted by a dwarf wall, stone capping with cast iron railings, columns and gates.Between the side elevation and brick boundary wall a tarmac surfaced driveway leads to the rear of the property, walled brick paved inner courtyard through to a walled/fenced tarmac car park for some 6-7 vehicles.Immediately, to the rear of the building is a stone paved garden area with peripheral planting and mature beech tree.
ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor867 ft2 80.54 m2
Meazzanine 34 ft212.49 m2
First Floor857 ft279.55 m2
Second Floor247 ft222.91 m2
Basement 511 ft247.46 m2
Total Net
Internal Area (approx) 2616 ft2242.95 m2
PRICE
‘Offers based upon’ £425,000
TENURE
We are advised that the property is Freehold.
VIEWING
Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agents:
Bigwood Chartered Surveyors
104/106 Colmore Row
BirminghamB3 3AG
Contact: Ian Tudor
(T) 0121 237 4850
(F) 0121 237 4868
Email: itudor@cpbigwood.com
SUBJECT TO CONTRACT
28 JUNE 2011