13. Februar 2012 
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Ryden markets retail/leisure space in Edinburgh
Property consultant Ryden has been appointed to market over 12,000 sq ft of retail/leisure space at Jansons Property's mixed-use SoCo project in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town.
The multimillion pound development, which was granted planning permission in 2009, is situated on the historic South Bridge / Cowgate site that was previously home to a variety of retail outlets, offices, venues and bars, including the Gilded Balloon, before the area was devastated by fire in 2002. The new scheme, known as SoCo, will be anchored by a 259-bed Ibis hotel and 4,708 sq ft Sainsbury's Local on South Bridge. Plans are also in place for the reinstatement of nightclub/venue La Belle Angele, as well as external public realm space linking Cowgate to South Bridge and Chambers Street, and commercial and retail/leisure space.
The accommodation currently on offer through letting agent Ryden includes a 1,935 sq ft ground floor retail unit on South Bridge with return frontage, dual access and external space to the rear. The property will sit adjacent to the Sainsbury Local and below the hotel. Three further units, situated below the convenience store and hotel, are available on the south side of the Cowgate and are visible from the Royal Mile. The premises comprise retail and leisure accommodation arranged over ground and mezzanine levels with double height frontage. Units 1 and 2 provide 4,904 sq ft of space and unit 3 provides 5,462 sq ft. All four units have planning consent for Class 1, 2 and 3 purposes and will be ready for occupation in December 2013.
The multimillion pound development, which was granted planning permission in 2009, is situated on the historic South Bridge / Cowgate site that was previously home to a variety of retail outlets, offices, venues and bars, including the Gilded Balloon, before the area was devastated by fire in 2002. The new scheme, known as SoCo, will be anchored by a 259-bed Ibis hotel and 4,708 sq ft Sainsbury's Local on South Bridge. Plans are also in place for the reinstatement of nightclub/venue La Belle Angele, as well as external public realm space linking Cowgate to South Bridge and Chambers Street, and commercial and retail/leisure space.
The accommodation currently on offer through letting agent Ryden includes a 1,935 sq ft ground floor retail unit on South Bridge with return frontage, dual access and external space to the rear. The property will sit adjacent to the Sainsbury Local and below the hotel. Three further units, situated below the convenience store and hotel, are available on the south side of the Cowgate and are visible from the Royal Mile. The premises comprise retail and leisure accommodation arranged over ground and mezzanine levels with double height frontage. Units 1 and 2 provide 4,904 sq ft of space and unit 3 provides 5,462 sq ft. All four units have planning consent for Class 1, 2 and 3 purposes and will be ready for occupation in December 2013.
