‘Britain’s saddest shopping centre’ sees abandoned shops turned into £190k flats | UK | News
Once upon a time, the first apartments on the old site called “England’s sad shopping center” entered the market. Fourteen apartments are now ready to grab fourteen apartments in empty shops transformed in the old St Catherine’s Place shopping center between East Street and Dalby Boulevard in Bedminster. According to a list on Rightmove, the prices of these new houses in Catherine’s Assist start at £ 190,000 for a single bedroom property.
Ocean Estate Agents, which list the property, define apartments with open plan layouts of natural light completed with generously -sized bedrooms developed with extraordinary ceiling heights. An ocean spokesman said they would be ready for the profession in autumn this year. Developers Firmsstone is planning a total of 180 new apartments in separate buildings surrounding the old shopping center, where the last shop closes its doors in June 2023.
However, since the plans are believed to be in waiting, there seems to be no progress in the construction of this development.
Photos taken Bristolive On August 1, Catherine’s garden was still continuing important work.
It is believed that most of the construction in the first 14 apartments were finished, and additional apartments were planned for the construction of the old west side of the shopping center at a later date.
Since the closure of the center, Bedminster, which has been run by Share Bristol since 2024, has remained largely empty except for the library of the Share.
Developers have also offered plans to turn the building, which was previously occupied by the Assembly, one of the largest bars of Southern Bristol, to a common house that hosted up to 16 people.
Catherine’s Assist is a part of the Bedminster Green Refrection Project, which includes five major developments around Dalby Avenue and Malago in the south of East Street.
In December 2024, the Bristol City Council (BCC) made an agreement with the developer Dandara to improve some land allocated for the project.
Council leader Tony Dyer, BCC’nin residents of the loss of potential green space after a screaming of “alternative delivery options for land will” discover “said.
When the project is finished, it can contribute to Bedminster more than 2,000 new houses.
