The Plus Building, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GB

Description
The Property is broadly triangular in shape, generally level, with a slight elevation above Bessemer Road and extends to circa 9.92 acres (4.01 Ha) approx.

In the eastern section of the site lies the vacant Plus Building, a two-storey brick-clad office/commercial building constructed in the 1980s and comprising circa 80,000 sq ft of net lettable offices, together with lightweight ancillary accommodation (The Post Building) which currently performs the function of a postroom for Tesco.

The building has been stripped out (see photos opposite) but retains the following elements:

• Brick faced external elevations
• Double glazing
• Front entrance reception with portico
• Ancillary entrance/ goods-in facility at rear
• Suspended ceiling grid and recessed light fittings
• Capped-off water risers

The buildings may be returned to operational/occupiable condition as office premises, should a purchaser require. No warranties will be available and a purchaser should make their own investigations.

The Plus Building has an EPC rating of C(54) whilst the Post Building has an EPC rating of A(25).

Location
The Property is located in the main commercial district of Welwyn Garden City, within the Borough of Welwyn and Hatfield. Welwyn Garden City is located in the county of Hertfordshire, circa 20 miles due north of Central London and was one of the earliest New Towns established in the 1950s on the periphery of London.

The Property is accessed via both The Boulevard and Kestrel Way, each of which in turn are accessed from Bessemer Road, one of the principal roadways through Welwyn.

Welwyn Garden City Centre is located circa 1 mile from the subject premises and is home to John Lewis, Waitrose and a number of independent and regional retail occupiers. Existing uses surrounding the Property are mixed.

Shire Park itself is primarily composed of office premises, with key occupiers including Tesco Stores Ltd (global HQ), Roche Pharmaceuticals, Towers Willis Watson, Regus, Morgan Sindall and PayPoint.

East of the property across Bessemer Road lies the recently completed 110 home Willow Place residential development by Crest Nicholson comprising of houses and apartments. West of Shire Park, the former Xerox commercial buildings known as Empire House were converted to residential apartments in recent years.

To the west of the property lies the Heart Building, the newest constructed building on Shire Park, which is owned and part-occupied by Tesco, which also provides a Tesco convenience store open to the public.