£1m transformation of former city centre office building underway

Construction work has begun on the £1m transformation of a former office building in Bradford into 31 studio apartments with ground floor commercial space.

Located on James Street in Bradford city centre, the redevelopment of the 4,257 sq ft building is being completed by Leeds-based housebuilder Priestley Homes.

Apartments will occupy the top three floors of the four-storey former office block, with renovation works combining the building’s original features with new details.

The existing ground floor commercial space will be retained for local businesses to rent.

The plans were finalised by Priestley Homes’ in-house design team. Priestley Group’s contracting arm, Priestley Construction is carrying out work on the scheme, which is due to complete in Q2 2019.

Nathan Priestley, chief executive officer of the Priestley Group, said: “Bradford city centre is subject to major regeneration plans and there is an increasing demand for sophisticated, city centre living among young professionals and first time buyers. We are keen to meet this need to drive greater levels of talent and investment into the area.the redevelopment will be completed in Q” 2019

“James Street Apartments has been planned, designed and constructed in-house. The scheme is the latest in a long run of high specification homes that we’ve created in Bradford, and we’re thrilled to add another development to the local market.”