Alexander House Student Accommodation (Consent Granted) Excelsior Road, CARDIFF CF14 3AT Residential / Retail / A3 Uses / Leisure
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Prime Development Opportunity Alexander House Student Accommodation (consent granted) Excelsior Road, CARDIFF CF14 3AT Residential / Retail / A3 Uses / Leisure CGI 465 A Gloucester 465 A A Abergavenny Monmouth Western Avenue 470 A4059 A A Retail Park: 40 417 MAINDY A465 Merthyr Tydfil GABALFA 1 Tesco Extra A Stroud 466 48 A465 449 A 2 Wickes A Aberdare 4042 A Avenue 4 4061 A 3 A N 470 2 E R A V 4059 E 3 Screwfix S 5 6 A A M5 469 467 R Neath E A433 V 4 I Booker Wholesale Chepstow R Western Cardiff 1 Rail Link SWANSEA A4058 A48 Taff Trail 5 KFC A Metropolitan 4119 M A48 4 4 M 26 24 University Port Talbot M4 5 6 Halfords 48 23 M A A 429 470 21 A Newport 22 29 46 A 32 Bridgend Pontcanna A A48 19 4232 18 M4 17 M4 BRISTOL 18 Fields CHANNEL Avonmouth M32 A48 Chippenham A Bristol 46 Cardiff A4 5 CARDIFF M 4050 A A 4 Blackwier CATHAYS INTERNATIONAL Barry AIRPORT Fields A370 A350 Llandaff Fields 38 37 A A 21 Taff Trail A36 Weston-super-Mare Cathays M5 Alexander House Excelsior Road, CARDIFF CF14 3AT • Freehold site Location Situation • Strategic location Cardiff is the capital and administrative centre of Wales and, The property is prominently positioned at the entrance to • Prominent position at entrance to also the principal commercial centre for the South Wales Western Avenue Park with extensive frontage to Excelsior Western Avenue Retail Park and Tesco region. Cardiff is located approximately 45 miles west of Road and opposite Tesco Extra. Excelsior Road is accessed Extra Bristol and 42 miles east of Swansea and 155 miles west of directly from Western Avenue (A48) which is one of the • Walking distance to Cardiff Metropolitan London. main arterial routes serving the city – providing access to University, University of Wales Hospital the M4 and A4232 PDR. Cardiff has an estimated catchment population of 915,000 Cardiff people equating to nearly one third of the Welsh population. The city centre is 3 miles by road or 2.5 miles by bike. • Close-proximity to Llandaff City and The city is in the top 5 retail centres in the UK and attracts an Junction 32 of the M4 motorway is 3.4 miles to the north. Pontcanna estimated 12 million tourists per annum. Cardiff is projected Within walking distance of the property is Cardiff to grow by a further 26% over the next 20 years, one of the • Planning was granted in December 2017 Metropolitan University, University of Hospital Wales, and fastest growing UK cities. • 213 Student Units Cardiff University School of Medicine. The University sector is estimated to be worth in excess • 2 Commercial Units The site is situated in very close proximity to the existing of £800 million to the local economy with students Talybont North, Talybont South and Talybont Court student comprising over a fifth of the primary catchment. Cardiff accommodation halls, particularly popular with first year has four major educational institutions; Cardiff University, Cardiff Metropolitan Cardiff University students. University Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of South Wales (Cardiff) and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Occupiers in the immediate vicinity also include KFC, A48 Western Avenue Approximately 12% of Cardiff’s population is students McDonalds, Wickes, Booker, Halfords, and Screwfix. (estimated 44,000 University students). Again, within walking distance is the City of Llandaff and the popular Pontcanna district of Cardiff with extensive ‘green spaces’ including Bute Park, Llandaff and Pontcanna Fields. Excelsior Road The location is well served by public transport (regular bus services) and is also positioned on the Taff trail cycle route which links to both Cardiff city centre and Cardiff Bay. Æ Current Site The current site provides a detached 3 storey office building of circa 1065 sq m (11,462 sq ft) (Net Internal Area) with 2 adjoining car parks. Western Avenue Excelsior Road Planning Tenure The total site area is circa 0.83 Acre(s). Planning consent was granted in December 2017 for 213 The property is held Freehold. student units and 2 commercial units comprising; Block A Student Units 46 -all studio Block B Student Units 102 – cluster flats Commercial 2 Units circa 289 sq m Block C Student Units 65 – all studio Cycle spaces 196 Car parking 23 spaces (Inc. 2 x accessible) Planning permission is resolved to be granted under application number 17/02181/MJR subject to the terms and the signing of a Section 106 agreement. Full details available on request together with a Planning information pack. Alexander House Excelsior Road, CARDIFF CF14 3AT Excelsior Road A48 Western Avenue Excelsior Road Further Information Alexander House For further details please contact; Excelsior Road, CARDIFF CF14 3AT Henry Best 029 20 340 033 [email protected] Jenkins Best for themselves and for the vendor/lessor of this property whose agents they are give notice that: 1. These particulars do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. 2. All statements contained in these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of Jenkins Best for the vendor/lessor and nothing contained in these particulars is to be relied upon as a statement or representation of fact. Price 3. Any intended purchaser/lessor must satisfy itself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of the statements contained in these particulars. 4. The vendor/lessor does not make or give and neither Jenkins Best nor any person in their employment has any authority to make or give any representation/warranty Price for the freehold interest with the benefit of whatsoever in relation to this property or any services. planning – on application. 5. All terms quoted exclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated. Please contact Henry Best. January 2018 Design by Martin Hopkins | 02920 461233 | www.martinhopkins.co.uk 13910.1.2018.