Birmingham's "hidden gem" - A rare opportunity to acquire freehold office space in Edgbaston

Set in a leafy setting close to the Hagley Road, Edgbaston, 35 Portland Road is a somewhat unique property to the area, offering Freehold tenure on a refurbished 3,900 sq ft single storey office space together with an abundance of on-site car parking - 37 parking spaces.  With its existing B1 consent it is ideal as a commercial site for businesses that require offices with easy visitor and public access.  However, 35 Portland Road also has great potential for redevelopment for D1 (medical) use, offering swift and trouble-free conversion into a medical practice with consulting rooms, be it a surgery, dentist or vets.

Located at the rear of Portland Court Apartments, a recently completed redevelopment of a large Victorian house into nine luxury apartments, 35 Portland Road is surrounded by excellent local amenities and communications – just a few minutes walk away to the Thistle Hotel and all the amenities the Hagley Road has to offer.  Five Ways island and its railway station is just less than 1 mile away and gives direct access to Birmingham City Centre.

John Bryce, KWB partner, said: “There’s no other way to describe 35 Portland Road other than totally unique.  We believe there is currently no other building in Birmingham which offers so much potential to the right business.  Because of its location, facilities and secluded outlook, we believe that the ideal occupier would be any connected to the medical profession.

“Due to some clever purchases and private land swaps by its previous owners, we have a building just short of 4,000 sq ft complete with parking for 37 cars, privately secluded and all wrapped up in a picturesque city centre setting.”  He added: “Despite its close proximity to the Hagley Road – it’s less than a mile from Birmingham’s Five Ways roundabout and little over 350 yards away from Edgbaston’s Thistle Hotel – it has lain unnoticed for many years, it truly is a hidden gem.”

35 Portland Road was previously the headquarters of quantity surveyors Silk and Frazier until a merger with Faithful and Gould - a subsidiary of WS Atkins – which led to a move to Atkins’ city centre-based offices.