Landmark Lace Market office building sold

A property developer has bought a landmark Lace Market office building.

26-28 High Pavement has been sold in a deal brokered by FHP Property Consultants to developer DL Rhodes & Son.

The 5,000 sq ft, three-storey building includes many of its original features, including parapet, timber sash windows and access to a cave system underneath. It was previously the offices of St Mary Family Law Chambers.

Thomas Szymkiw, of FHP’s office department who agreed the sale, said: “26-28 High Pavement is one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the Lace Market with the property standing prominently on the street – additionally boasting fantastic views of St Mary’s Church to the front and over the cliffs to the rear.

“With opportunities of this stature rarely coming to market it was clear that interest in the property was going to be high – and I am very pleased with the outcome for D.L Rhodes & Son Ltd who have acquired a fantastic building in a great location.

“It has also provided the opportunity for us to relocate our clients into a high-quality office refurbishment in close proximity that is more suitable for their needs moving forwards – therefore a great result for all parties involved.”

Nigel Rhodes of DL Rhodes & Son added: “The DLR team are delighted to have completed on this beautiful historic building in the heart of the Lace Market.

“We worked with the previous owners on a completion date suitable to them so they could relocate to new offices which gave us time to look into various alternative uses for this building.

“Our thanks go to Thomas and his team at FHP for making this a very smooth transaction.”